The Descent from the Cross

Details

Elizabeth Siddal (1834-1862)
The Descent from the Cross
pen and black ink and brown wash, on paper
7¾ x 5½ in. (19.7 x 14.0 cm.)

Provenance

Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
William Michael Rossetti and by descent in his family to the present owner.

Literature

William Michael Rossetti, 'Dante Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal', Burlington Magazine, vol. I, no. 3, May 1903, p. 295.
Elizabeth Siddal: Pre-Raphaelite Artist, exh. The Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield, 1991, cat. p. 54, listed as no. 21.

Exhibited

London, Arts Council, Ruskin and his Circle, 1964, no. 248.

Sale room notice

Please note that the drawing is with the inscription by William Michael Rossetti 'By Lizzie R/Last Farewell before Crucifixion' (on the reverse).

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Lot Essay

This is almost certainly the design listed in William Michael Rossetti's article of 1903 and again in the 1991 exhibition catalogue. It is described there as 'known only from photographic portfolio', although it had been exhibited by the Arts Council as recently as 1964.

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