The Prince’s Progress
Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1865
Chalk
147 x 93 mm
This highly fluid design differs strongly from the first compositional study, replacing the focus on narrative with an emphasis on deep emotion. It probably marks the transition between the stilted first detailed design to the second, although other drawings, no longer surviving, may have been used to develop this powerful visual representation of grief.
Image from the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Picture Library. Reproduced under the terms of Creative Commons. Caption material and formatting by Simon Cooke.
