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Fanny Cornforth

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1862-65 (circa)

Physical Description

Medium: pencil

Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.

Production Description

Production Date: 1862-65 (circa)

Exhibition History: Arts Council, 1953 (no.66); Colnaghi, English Paintings and Drawings of the 19th Century, 1958 (no.11)

Model: Fanny Cornforth

Provenance

Current Location: Mrs. Roderic O'Conor

Archival History: John Bryson; Colnaghi; Coats Gallery, New York; Sold at the Sotheby's, December 21, 1966 (lot 262), for £320; Mrs. Roderic O'Conor

Scholarly Commentary

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Bibliography

Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 1, 162 (no. 294).

Description: “Whole-length, turned to the left, seated on an upright chair, hands folded in her lap, hair worn in a net” (Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 1, 162 (no. 294)).

Electronic Archive Edition: 1

File Name: s294.rap.xml