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Sancta Lilias [print]

DGR

1879-1913 (circa)

Physical Description

Medium: Grey and cream print, mounted on beige board
Dimensions: Board: 43 x 35.6 cm; print: 34.9 x 26.1 cm
Note: Diagonal crease mark from bottom left to middle right of print. There is some foxing on the board.

Production Description

Production Date: 1879-1913 (circa)

Provenance

Current Location: Delaware Art Museum

Scholarly Commentary

Introduction

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Bibliography

  • Elzea, Bancroft and Related Collections, 211.
Sancta Lilias [print]
Copyright: ©Delaware Art Museum, Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial.

Included Text

Manuscript Addition: 32
Editorial Description: Pencil, at top right corner of print.
Manuscript Addition: Sancta Lilias
Editorial Description: Cursive pencil, at bottom center.
Manuscript Addition: Crayon - belonging to W.M.R.
Editorial Description: Cursive pencil, at bottom left.
Editorial Note: The initials refer to DGR's brother, William Michael Rossetti.
Manuscript Addition:

#292. Marillier. 1879, p. 198.

Editorial Description: Cursive pencil, across top left.
Editorial Note: The reference is to Marillier's book, DGR: An Illustrated Memorial , p. 198.
Manuscript Addition: 219
Editorial Description: Pencil, at bottom left corner.
Manuscript Addition:

p. 198. Marillier - “Crayon study known as Sancta Lilias, xx which there is reason to suppose may have been intended for - an Annunciation picture different from those already executed by Rossetti. The angel or female saint bears in her hand a bunch of lily stems, round which is wound a ribbon with the inscription “Aspica Lilia.” Dated 1879.

Manuscript Addition: S257
Editorial Description: Pencil, at bottom left.
Editorial Note: The reference is to the work's catalogue number in Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné .
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
File Name: sa712.s257.rap.xml