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King René's Honeymoon

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1864 (circa)

Physical Description

Medium: pencil

Dimensions: 4 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.

Note: A sketch of a dormouse is inscribed on verso.

Production Description

Production Date: 1864 (circa)

Provenance

Current Location: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Catalog Number: 320'04

Archival History: Fanny Cornforth; Fairfax Murray; Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Scholarly Commentary

Production History

Sketch of a dormouse is on the verso. According to Surtees, it is similar to the design of the frontispiece for Christina Rosetti's Goblin Market and other Poems .

Bibliography

Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 1, 101 (no. 175B).
Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 2, plate 257.

Reproductions

Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , plate 257.

Electronic Archive Edition: 1

File Name: s175b.rap.xml