Proserpine

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882)

Signed and dated 1880; inscribed "Proserpina" and with the artist's sonnet in Italian.

Coloured chalks on paper

47 x 22 inches, 119.5 x 56 centimetres

Fullplate and commentary

Provenance and exhibitions

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