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Kelmscott design for the background of Rossetti's Water Willow [1]

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1871 (circa)

Physical Description

Medium: pencil
Technique: pencil sketch on card stock
Dimensions: 18 x 25.4 cm

Production Description

Production Date: 1871 (circa)
Note: Fredeman uses this set of pencil sketches as the fly-title for the Cabinet plates. See page 19 of the Cabinet for the fly-title, page 1 for a description of the sketches.

Scholarly Commentary

Introduction

Like its companion sketch, this was made for the background of Water Willow . In a letter to his uncle Henry Francis Polydore in August of 1871, DGR described his fondness for the country surrounding Kelmscott, which provided the backdrop for the picture (Fredeman, Correspondence, 71.130).

Fredeman uses this set of pencil sketches as the fly-title for the his Rossetti Cabinet plates (see Fredeman, A Rossetti Cabinet page 19 for the fly-title and page 1 for a description of the sketches.

Bibliography

Kelmscott design for the background of Rossetti's Water Willow [1]
Description: This set depicts foliage on the left-hand side, the Kelmscott Manor on the right.
Copyright: © Robin Alston
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
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