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Dante and Beatrice meeting in Purgatory
Draughtsman: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
History note: G.P. Boyce (by April 1854); given to Phillip Webb in 1855; he in turn gave it in 1900 to Sir Sydney Cockerell
Height: 292 mm
Width: 251 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1937-06-03) by Cockerell, Sydney, Sir
This was one of the studies for the oil painting (Surtees no. 116): 'The Salutation of Beatrice'. Oil on panel, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. (For The Red House)
Support composed of paper
Watercolour
: Bodycolour and pen and ink on paper
Pen and ink
Inscription present: monogram
Inscription present: largely destroyed
Accession number: 2292
Primary reference Number: 13394
Surtees: 116D
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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