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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1904P491 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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Date: | 1850 - 1852 |
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Maker Information | Artist: | Dante Gabriel Rossetti - View biography for Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
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Notes | The simple message of the 'parable' is that while the young man assists his beloved with her self-portrait, the mirror ('Love's Mirror') improves on art by reflecting an image of the two lovers together. Whether the features of the woman are meant to be those of Elizabeth Siddal is unclear, but the subject can be read as a romanticised image of her in the dual role of Rossetti's model and pupil in the earliest days of their relationship. These is no contemporary reference to this drawing, although it is known to have belonged to the poet Coventry Patmore (possibly as a gift from the artist), who was an intimate associate of the Pre-Raphalites. The model for the young man in the drawing may have been Thomas Woolner. | Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 19th century |
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Medium: | Black pen and ink over pencil, with ink wash, on paper. |
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Material(s): | Paper |
Associated People | | Dimensions | Height: | 195 mm |
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Width: | 175 mm |
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