Dante Gabriel Rossetti: Elizabeth Siddal Study for 'Delia' in 'The Return of Tibullus to Delia' | Custom Prints | Tate Shop

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Elizabeth Siddal Study for 'Delia' in 'The Return of Tibullus to Delia',

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About the artwork

Rossetti made this pencil sketch of his wife, the artist Elizabeth Siddal, in preparation for his piece depicting a passage in Tibullus (Elegies, I, 3, 82-92). Tibullus instructs Delia to wait for him, ‘all long and loose thy hair’. He draws Siddal as Delia with eyes closed, and a piece of her hair in her mouth. Hair plays a large part in Rossetti’s paintings exploring sensuality, and the graphite marks capture the texture of Siddal’s slightly wavy hair.

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Artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Artwork Elizabeth Siddal Study for 'Delia' in 'The Return of Tibullus to Delia'
Material FSC Certified paper and wood
Credit Original: Graphite on paper, mounted on card 222 x 196mm. Accession Number 985. © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 – 1882) was an English painter, poet, illustrator and translator. In 1848 he founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood alongside Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Influenced by literature and medieval revivalism, he would often compose poetry to accompany his paintings, and William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and Rossetti found each other a source of mutual inspiration. He was married to fellow artist Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal, who modelled for many of his paintings. Several his works form part of Tate’s collection, including many of his most celebrated paintings.

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