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One of a number of drawings by Solomon in Birmingham's collection, this one depicts the figure of 'Love'. The figure resembles the Love/angel figure in 'My vineyard, which is mine, is before me', no. 8 in the series 'Eight Designs for the Song of Songs by Simeon Solomon rendered in Photography by Frederic Hollyer' ,1878.

  • Presented by Cecil F. Crofton, 1908.
  • © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Makers

Association Artist Organisation
Artist Simeon Solomon -

Inscriptions

Type Position(s) Method Date(s) Notes
SS 1887
Signature and date bottom right Handwritten 1887 Red chalk
 

Exhibitions

Catalogue No. Venue Date(s)
Dei ed Eroi
45 Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy 1995-03-15 - 1995-05-30
 

Literature

Author(s) Date(s) Publisher Pages
The Vision of Simeon Solomon
Simon Reynolds 1984 Catalpa Press Ltd., Stroud, Glos pl. 70.
 
From Prodigy to Outcast: Simeon Solomon - Pre-Raphaelite Artist
Rickie Burman 2001 The Jewish Museum, London p. 33; p. 31.

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