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Joan of Arc: 685

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 2

Titles

Joan of Arc

Maker(s)

Painter: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Painted for L.R. Valpy, but included in the posthumous Rossetti sale, Christie's, 12 May 1883 (107), bt. in; coll. L.R. Valpy; L.R. Valpy sale, Christie's, 26 May 1888 (100), bt. F.S. Ellis; with Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd, in 1899

Measurements and weight

Height: 52.7 cm
Width: 45.7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Birchington-on-Sea

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1909) by Murray, Charles Fairfax

Dating

Production date: AD 1882

Note

This is the last painting upon which Rossetti worked, being finished within a few days of his death on 9 April 1882.

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: DGR
  • Location: Upper right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1882
  • Location: Upper right
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Burlington Fine Arts Club, lent by Mr L. R. Valpy
  • Location: Verso
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 685
Primary reference Number: 3834
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 17 October 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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