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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1904P473 |
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| Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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| Date: | 1865 - 1866 |
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Maker Information | | Artist: | Dante Gabriel Rossetti - View biography for Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
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Notes | A study for the oil painting The Beloved (The Bride, 1865-66), now in the Tate collection. According to an entry in William Michael Rossetti's diary, the boy was employed as a servant and was spotted by Rossetti at the door of a hotel. Modern commentators have discussed this drawing in terms of diverse beauty, others have interpreted it as racist. | | Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903. |
Further Information | | Production Period: | 19th century |
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| School/Style: | Black History |
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| Medium: | Black chalk over pencil on cream wove paper. |
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| Material(s): | Paper |
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Dimensions | | Height: | 495 mm |
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| Width: | 374 mm |
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1904P472 - Pencil Drawing - The Beloved - Study for the Black Girl
1904P474 - Pencil Drawing - The Beloved - Study for the Black Girl
1931P58 - Pencil Drawing - The Beloved - Study of a Female Head