Head of a Man
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1870 (circa)
Physical Description
Medium: pencil
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.
Note: An inscription by G. P. Boyce appears on verso: “Study from Chelsea butcher's man for the
Found
picture by Dante G. Rossetti whilst at Tudor House, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea.
c. 1858.”
Production Description
Production Date: 1870 (circa)
Exhibition History: Bournemouth 1951 (no.69)
Provenance
Current Location: Mrs. Patrick Gibson
Archival History: Rossetti Sale (part of lot 133), £3. 3
s.; G. P. Boyce; Christie's July 1, 1897 (lot 166), £5. 5
s.; Val Prinsep; Mrs. A. P. Mond; Sotheby's sale June 10, 1942 (lot 20), £8.; Kerrison Preston; Christie's sale March 2, 1956
(lot 53), £18. 18
s.; William Alwyn; Sotheby's sale November 14, 1962 (lot 96), £90.
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
File Name:
s585a.rap.xml
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
Although Boyce believed this sketch was a study for Found , Surtees disagrees. She thinks the sketch, although of the same model, shows a greater correspondence with DGR's later work. She points out, further, that despite the assertion of the Boyce inscription that the drawing was produced in 1858 (circa), DGR did not live a Cheyne Walk until 1862.
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