Antique 19th Century Pre-raphaelite Ink & Wash Original Watercolour Painting Sketch 'Paolo & Francesca Dante'

Artist: Unidentified

School: British School / Pre-Raphaelite interest

Subject: Paolo and Francesca / Dante's Inferno

Medium: Mixed media / wash and drawn line on paper

Type: Original artwork – not a reproduction

Approx. artwork size: 22.5 × 16.5 cm

Date: Believed 19th century, exact date unknown

Attribution: Unattributed

An unusual and evocative original interpretation of one of the great subjects of nineteenth-century British art, worthy of further research.

Condition report: The artwork has considerable age and is presented on its old backing/mount. There is general age-related wear, surface variation, marks and discolouration consistent with an antique work on paper.

Please examine all photographs carefully as these form an important part of the description.

Size of artwork incl. frame 42 x 35 cm (mount aperture approx. 22 x 17 cm)

“Paolo & Francesca – Dante”

Pre-Raphaelite Interest

The subject of Paolo and Francesca was particularly important to Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882), who produced a number of drawings and watercolours inspired by the lovers.

Rossetti experimented with the composition over a number of years. Recorded preparatory works include pencil studies and a sheet containing four studies executed in pencil, pen and wash on grey paper.

Rossetti's friend, the sculptor Alexander Munro (1825–1871), was simultaneously developing his own interpretation of Paolo and Francesca. Rossetti presented several of his drawings of the subject to Munro.

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