Portrait of Gabriele Rossetti

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)

28 April 1853

Pencil on paper

10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.

Private collection

Source: Rossetti, facing p. 20.

Rossetti's father Gabriele Pasquale Guiseppe Rossetti died just over a year after this portrait was drawn. Commentary continues below. [Click on image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]

Source: Rossetti, facing p. 20.