Elizabeth Siddal, Study for 'Delia', by Rossetti

An image of Elizabeth Siddal. Study for 'Delia' in 'The Return of Tibullus to Delia'. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (British, 1828-1882). Graphite on paper, mounted on card, height 222 mm, width 196 mm.

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Elizabeth Siddal. Study for 'Delia' in 'The Return of Tibullus to Delia'. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (British, 1828-1882). Graphite on paper, mounted on card, height 222 mm, width 196 mm.

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Accession Number: 985
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 906 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 847.01kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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19th Century British characters Dante Gabriel Rossetti Delia drawing dreamer Elizabeth Siddal English entranced eyes eyes closed female fictional characters Fitz_PDP graphite literary figures literature muse poetry poets portraits Pre-Raphaelite Rossetti Tibullus Victorian woman

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