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.