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Joshua

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1862 (circa)

Physical Description

Medium: brush drawing, sepia wash; pen and sepia for facial detail on slightly tinted paper, laid down
Dimensions: 34 7/8 x 14 1/2 in.

Production Description

Production Date: 1862 (circa)
Exhibition History: Manchester 1911 (no.128); Tokyo 1990
Intended Context: Design for a stained glass window.

Provenance

Current Location: Stone Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Archival History: Morris & Co.; Siddons Gallery by 1964; R. F. Appleby 1966; Terence W. G. Rowe 1868; Stone Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1969, £270

Scholarly Commentary

Introduction

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Bibliography

  • Fine Victorian Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours, Sotheby's London, 5 November 1974.
  • Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 1, 89 (no. 157).
Joshua
Copyright: Fine Victorian Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours (Sotheby's London, 5 November 1974)

Included Text

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Note: The circles on either side of the figure are inscribed thus respectively.
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
File Name: s157.rap.xml