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First sketch for Hamlet and Ophelia, this may be Elizabeth Siddal sitting for this subject, though there are no psychological clues. The open arm of Hamlet has been re-drawn into a closed position.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
Association |
Artist |
Organisation |
Artist |
Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
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Inscriptions
Type |
Position(s) |
Method |
Date(s) |
Notes |
tl: Ch off corner/ bl: Ch bottom corner |
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Handwritten |
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Pencil |
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Exhibitions
Catalogue No. |
Venue |
Date(s) |
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood |
215 |
City Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham |
1947-06-07 - 1947-07-27 |
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Paintings and Drawings by the Pre-Raphaelites and their Followers |
93 |
Russell-Coates Art Gallery, Bournemouth |
1951-06-04 - 1951-08-07 |
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Literature
Author(s) |
Date(s) |
Publisher |
Pages |
Dante Gabriel Rossetti: an Illustrated Memorial of his Art and Life |
H C Marillier |
1899 |
George Bell and Sons, London |
p. 96. |
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City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings |
A E Whitley |
1939 |
Bemrose & Sons, Ltd., Derby |
p. 320 |
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828-1882, The Paintings and Drawings: A Catalogue Raisonne |
Virginia Surtees |
1971 |
Oxford University Press, London |
vol. 1, no. 108A, p. 61; vol. 2, pl. 153. |
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Pre-Raphaelite Drawings: Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
Andrea Rose |
1977 |
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London |
no. 1C12. |
Provenance
G P Boyce; Charles Fairfax Murray |
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