Information

Betty Elzea suggests that the subject of Lethe may be taken from Dante (p. 237). The model for the head was Emma Sandys, the artist's sister.

  • Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906.
  • © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Makers

Association Artist Organisation
Artist Frederick Sandys -

Exhibitions

Catalogue No. Venue Date(s)
Frederick Sandys 1829-1904
149 Brighton Museum and Art Gallery 1974-05-07 - 1974-07-14
149 Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield 1974 - 1974
 
Pre-Raphaelite Art from Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
61 Hong Kong Museum of Art 1984-10-19 - 1984-12-02
 
Pre-Raphaelite Women
36 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 1985-10-09 - 1986-01-02
36 Stoke-on-Trent Museum and Art Gallery 1986-09-13 - 1986-10-19
 

Literature

Author(s) Date(s) Publisher Pages
City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings
A E Whitley 1939 Bemrose & Sons, Ltd., Derby p. 388
 
Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonné
Betty Elzea 2001 Antique Collectors' Club in association with Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service no. 3.10, p. 237.

Provenance

Acquired by Charles Fairfax Murray before June 1895.

Associated people

Name Type
Dante Associated with

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