Venus with Two Doves
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1870
Physical Description
Medium: pen, ink and brown wash
Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 in
Signature: none
Date on Image: none
Production Description
Provenance
Note: Sold at Duke's, 12 April 2012 (lot 160,
Catalogue 56-47.)
The dating of the picture is supplied by WMR in the presentation label to
Effie Ritchie that accompanies the picture.
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
The drawing should be compared with the earlier Venus Surrounded by Mirrors, Reflecting her in different Views . The presentation label has WMR's note: "he thought of painting this".