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Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Portrait of Lady Sophia Dalrymple

Maker

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (British, 1828-1882)

Title

Portrait of Lady Sophia Dalrymple

Year

ca. 1858-1862

Medium

Black and white chalks and pen and ink on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Black and white chalks and pen and ink on wove paper

Materials

chalk, pen and ink

Supports

wove paper

Dimensions

43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Watermark: J. Whatman

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

21.117

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

From Dürer to Van Gogh

Gifts from Eliza Greene Radeke and Helen Metcalf Danforth

Jun 05, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008

Label copy

This drawing comes from the great collection of Algernon Charles Swinburne, an English poet and collector who knew many of the Pre-Raphaelites and was himself drawn by Rossetti. The subject, Lady Sophia Dalrymple, was one of the numerous young women who served as muse for artists in the Pre-Raphaelite group. Using a combination of ink and chalks, Rossetti focused on the linear structure of Lady Dalrymple’s face, emphasizing her strong chin and large eyes.

The English Eye

British Painting from the 17th to the 19th Centuries; Contemporary British Art; Old Master British Drawings and Watercolors; British Picture Books for Children; Three Centuries of British Decorative Arts, Textiles, and Costume

Jun 21, 1991 – Sep 01, 1991

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Tombstone

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (British, 1828-1882)

Portrait of Lady Sophia Dalrymple, ca. 1858-1862

Black and white chalks and pen and ink on wove paper

43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 inches)

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 21.117

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