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Charles Augustus Howell

Portrait Drawing
1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coloured chalk drawing of Charles Augustus Howell, portrait, head in right profile with part of the outline repeated at the bottom of the sheet.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleCharles Augustus Howell
Materials and techniques
coloured chalks on toned paper
Brief description
Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Portrait of Charles Augustus Howell. Right profile. Coloured chalks on toned paper, dated 1870.
Physical description
Coloured chalk drawing of Charles Augustus Howell, portrait, head in right profile with part of the outline repeated at the bottom of the sheet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.5in
  • Width: 15.25in
Marks and inscriptions
  • DGR (Signed with monogram)
  • 1870 (Dated)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs M L Milsted
Object history
This drawing was bequeathed by Mrs M.L. Milsted, wife of Penryn Milsted, who was the daughter of Murray Marks, the art dealer and a close friend of the Rossetti family.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1950, London: HMSO, 1962.
  • G.C. Williamson, Murray Marks and his friends, London, 1919
Collection
Accession number
E.153-1950

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Record createdOctober 24, 2007
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