Jane Morris

1870

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Associated Names
Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Artist, British, 1828 - 1882

The upper half of a person's body is shown in the image. The individual is in a relaxed pose on a sofa, with one arm resting on the furniture and the other draped across their lap. The person's soft facial features are visible under wavy hair that falls to the shoulders. They are wearing a long, flowing garment. The background features cross-hatched shading for texture. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The background is created with sketched lines, adding to the overall monochromatic and sketch-like style of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and iron gall ink with brown wash on laid paper; laid down on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    support: 17 x 21.5 cm (6 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
    mat: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.29.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1971

  • Surtees 1971, cat.no.383.

1988

  • Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd.,115th Annual Exhibition of Watercolours & Drawings. London, 2/29/88-3/31/88: no.130.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: 29 Nov. / 1870

Wikidata ID

Q64540775

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