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Description
The a young woman is shown seated and half length at the moment of suspension between life and death. A bird drops it's red poppy between her open hands. In the background Dante is shown looking across to the figure of Love. The frame has four incised roundels, one on each side.
Artist
Artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Ford Madox Brown
Ford Madox Brown
Dimensions
864mm x 682mm
Medium
Oil on canvas.
Acquisition
Purchased, 1891.
Accession Number
1891P25
