Portrait of Charlotte Polidori
1853
Accession number: 1904P470
Pencil on bluish writing paper.
Width: 130 mm
Height: 152 mm
Information
Charlotte Lydia Polidori, Rossetti's aunt. This drawing formerly hung in Christina Rossetti's house at 30 Torrington Square.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1853 | ||||
| Date | bottom left | Handwritten | - | Pencil |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Painter and Poet | |||
| 9 | Royal Academy of Arts, London | 1973 - 1973 | |
| Christina Rossetti: 1830-1894 | |||
| - | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | 2002-07-30 - 2002-09 | |
| - | National Portrait Gallery, London | 18/11/1994 - 12/02/1995 | |
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. 351. |
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828-1882, The Paintings and Drawings: A Catalogue Raisonne | |||
| Virginia Surtees | 1971 | Oxford University Press, London | vol. 1, no. 408, p. 181. |
| Pre-Raphaelite Drawings: Dante Gabriel Rossetti | |||
| Andrea Rose | 1977 | The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London | no. 2F8. |
Provenance
| Purchased from W M Rossetti after the death of Christina Rossetti by Charles Fairfax Murray |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Polidori | Depicted |
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