Portrait of Thomas Woolner
1850
Accession number: 1904P368
Pen and ink with ink wash, on laid paper.
Width: 109 mm
Height: 169 mm
Information
Thomas Woolner was a sculptor and poet and a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. This is an interesting drawing of the revolving table that he used in his studio.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW/ 101 Stanhope St. 1850// Woolner (faint pencil, other hand) | ||||
| - | bottom centre | Handwritten | - | Ink |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood | |||
| 202 | City Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham | 1947-06-07 - 1947-07-27 | |
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. 349. |
| Pre-Raphaelite Drawings | |||
| 1947 | Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London | p. 10 | |
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828-1882, The Paintings and Drawings: A Catalogue Raisonne | |||
| Virginia Surtees | 1971 | Oxford University Press, London | vol. 1, no. 538, p. 201. |
| Pre-Raphaelite Drawings: Dante Gabriel Rossetti | |||
| Andrea Rose | 1977 | The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London | no. 3B12. |
Provenance
| Fanny Cornforth, Charles Fairfax Murray |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Thomas Woolner | Depicted |
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