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Frederick II, Emperor's Canzone. Of his Lady in Bondage

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1862 (circa)

Physical Description

Medium: pen and ink wash
Dimensions: 2 x 3 in.

Production Description

Production Date: 1862 (circa)

Provenance

Current Location: Princeton University Library

Scholarly Commentary

Introduction

This the third of six small drawings that DGR made in a copy of the first edition of The Early Italian Poets (1861) at Princeton. It comes on page 21 and illustrates Frederick II's “Canzone. Of his Lady in Bondage” ending on the page with the drawing.

Bibliography

  • Surtees, “The Early Italian Poets,”, 130-131.
Frederick II, Emperor's Canzone. Of his Lady in Bondage
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