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Lots 26-35 The follow lots are from the collection of a descendant of Lucy Madox Brown and W.M. Rossetti (who married in 1874). Lucy Madox Brown was the daughter of Ford Madox Brown and William Michael Rossetti was the brother of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. All of the drawings except lot 30, which is framed, were previously housed in one folio. We are grateful to Mrs Virginia Surtees, Angela Thirwell and Mary Rossetti Rutterford for their help in preparing this catalogue.

Lucy Madox Brown (1843-1894)

Study for The Tempest, Ferdinand and Miranda playing chess

Details

Lucy Madox Brown (1843-1894)
Study for The Tempest, Ferdinand and Miranda playing chess
with inscription by William Michael Rossetti 'By Lucy/the Ferdinand and Miranda' (on the reverse)
black chalk, on grey paper, unframed
23¼ x 19 in. (59.1 x 48.2 cm.)

Provenance

Lucy Madox Brown and her husband William Michael Rossetti and by descent.

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Lot Essay

The oil painting for which this is a study was executed in 1872 and is in a private collection in England. It was recently exhibited in San Remo at the Pallazzo Borea d'Olmo, Figurative Arts between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries in Western Liguria, 8 April - 21 May 2000, catalogue p. 31, illustrated in colour. Lucy Madox Brown was trained by her father and became his studio assistant, painting parts of his pictures under his instruction. His style had a enormous influence upon her work.

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