Silence

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1828 - 1882



Silence

Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828 - 1882

Summary

Whole figure of a woman wearing a long flowing gown, full length sleeves, v-neck detail. Her hair is dark and tied loosly at the back, flowing down behind her. She is seated in a chair, which has scrolled arm details. Her head is tilted forwards, three quaters of her face is visable. She is facing to the left of the picture. Her right hand holds part of the curtain which hangs behind her and her left hand rests on her lap.


Object Name

Silence

Creators Name

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Date Created

1870

Dimensions

support: 50.5 x 35.3

accession number

1947.150

Place of creation

England

Support

paper

Medium

pencil

Credit

George Beatson Blair bequest, 1941.

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