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Portrait of Elizabeth Siddal, reading, by Rossetti

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An image of Portrait of Elizabeth Siddal, Reading. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (British, 1828-1882). Graphite, with some pen and Indian ink, on paper, height 242 mm, width 290 mm, 1854.

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Portrait of Elizabeth Siddal, Reading. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (British, 1828-1882). Graphite, with some pen and Indian ink, on paper, height 242 mm, width 290 mm, 1854.

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  • Accession Number: 2155
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Andrew Morris
  • Image height: 893 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 86.95kB
  • Captured: 2008:03:12 12:08:26

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19th Century artists books British chairs clothes clothing costume Dante Gabriel Rossetti delicate drawing dress Elizabeth Siddal English fashion female Fitz_PDP interior lady muse portraits Pre-Raphaelite reader reading reading a book Rossetti seated sitting Victorian woman

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