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Dante's Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice (study for head of Love)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1870

Physical Description

Medium: brown chalk with touches of pastel on green paper
Dimensions: 24 1/16 x 21 1/4 in.
Signature: monogram
Date on Image: 1870
Note: The monogram and date are inscribed at lower right.

Production Description

Production Date: 1870
Model: Johnston Forbes–Robertson
Note: Forbes–Robertson sat for the head of Love.

Provenance

Current Location: Tate Gallery
Catalog Number: 4285
Archival History: J.R. Holliday Bequest (1927); Tate Gallery

Scholarly Commentary

Introduction

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Bibliography

Dante's Dream at the Time of the Death of Beatrice (study for head of Love)
Copyright: ©Tate Britain, 2005

Reproductions

  1. image

    Surtees, A Catalogue Raissonné , vol. 2 (plate 102).
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
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