Collection of autograph letters of Dante Gabriel Rossetti : [England], to William Allingham, 1854-1870.

Collection consists of 63 letters from Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti to the poet William Allingham. Collection also includes 6 letters from William Michael Rossetti to Allingham; and one list of pictures exhibited by Allingham. Letters from D.G. Rossetti concern Rossetti's work, Allingham's poetry, and mutual acquaintences, especially Elizabeth Siddal, Jon Everett Millais and John Ruskin. Items in the collection have been described separately in 70 catalog records; see related records for more information.