Skip to main content

Mrs. William Morris: 1429

An image of Drawing

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Mrs. William Morris

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Given to G.P. Boyce by the artist, 23 March 1864; Boyce Sale, Christie's, 1 July 1897 (lot 164) £21; L.W. Hodson; Hodson Sale, Christie's, 25 June 1906 (lot 96) £44.2s

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927-08) by Holliday, J. R.

Dating

Production date: AD 1860

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Paper Height 219 mm Width 178 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: DGR
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Upton Xmas 1860
  • Location: Upper left corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: DG127
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Lent by J.R. Holliday Esq., Head of Mrs Morris
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: City of Manchester Art Gallery, Autumn Exhibition 1911
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1429
Primary reference Number: 13366
Surtees: 365
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mrs. William Morris" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13366 Accessed: 2024-11-23 15:45:55

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13366 |title=Mrs. William Morris |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-23 15:45:55|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-13366

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp82/1429_201010_adn21_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Mrs. William Morris"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Mrs. William Morris</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...