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Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné vol. 1, 104n.
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Williamson, Country Life,11 July 1936, 35-36 .
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Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné vol. 1, 104n.
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Williamson, Country Life,11 July 1936, 35-36 .
This collection contains 1 text or image, including:
Walters Art Gallery watercolour
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
This remarkable picture is a watercolor painted over a carte de visite photograph. According to G. C. Williamson, DGR made the portrait in May 1861 while attending at the bedside of his wife shortly after she gave birth to her dead child on 2 May. DGR gave the picture to the woman who nursed Elizabeth through that illness. It was later discovered by Lady Sudeley, who contacted Williamson to verify the authenticity of the picture. After checking with both WMR and Fairfax Murray, who authenticated the picture, Williamson purchased it on behalf of J. Pierpont Morgan for his famous collection of miniatures, which Williamson catalogued. The picture was subsequently sold from the Morgan Library collection and passed to the Walters Art Gallery.
Production History
The elaborately jewelled frame was added to the picture when it was acquired by Morgan.