signed first edition
1883 · London
by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
London: Wm. Clowes and Sons, 1883. First Edition. First Edition. Publishers red cloth with gilt lettering and publisher's device on cover, gilt lettering on spine. 80pp. 21 pages of descriptions of oil paintings and watercolors by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, some lengthy, including full details of technical aspects, identification of figures, etc. Example: "The Girlhood of Mary Virgin." Lady Louisa Feilding. "... St Anna is a portrait of the artist's mother, and the Virgin of his sister, Miss Christina Rossetti. On the frame are two sonnets descriptive of the picture. Signed and dated, Dante Gabriele Rossetti, P.R.B., 1849. Panel, 33 by 25 in." Includes works by other noted artists such as Joshua Reynolds, Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Turner, and Vos. Fine copy of a scarce and informative Exhibition book.
(Inventory #: 2204)