The Seed of David (study for head of Virgin)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1861 September
Physical Description
Medium: pencil
Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.
Signature: monogram
Date on Image: Sept. 1861
Note: Monogram and date on left.
Production Description
Production Date: 1861 September
Exhibition History: Tate, 1923 (no.204(2)).
Model: Jane Burden Morris
Note: The head is taken from Jane Burden Morris.
Provenance
Current Location: The Society of Antiquaries (Kelmscott Manor), 1962
Archival History: Jane Burden Morris; May Morris; Oxford
University; Kelmscott Manor
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
File Name:
s105d.rap.xml
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
This picture likely bears a strong resemblance to two other sketches for this subject: one depicting Jane Morris with a veil, another without.
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