Copyright: Courtesy of Peter Nahum at Leicester Galleries: www.leicestergalleries.com
Portrait of Mrs. Frederick Leyland
Alternately titled: Study for Monna Rosa
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1867 May
Physical Description
Medium: red chalk on paper
Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.
Signature: monogram
Date on Image: May '67
Note: Monogram is inscribed in lower right corner.
Production Description
Production Date: 1867 May
Patron: Frederick Leyland
Model: Mrs. Frederick Leyland
Provenance
Archival History: Squadron Leader D.L. Stevenson, great-grandson of sitter; Christie's sale November 9, 1971 (part of lot 151)
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
File Name:
sa896.s198.rap.xml
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
This drawing is thought to be a study for the finished oil painting, Monna Rosa .
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