BIB_ID
442159
Accession number
MA 4500
Creator
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882 sender.
Display Date
London, England, 1857.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 18.3 x 11.3 cm
Notes
Possible date ascertained from internal evidence.
Written from "87 High Street, Oxford".
Written from "87 High Street, Oxford".
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Writing to decline an invitation to spend a week at Scalands (referring to Scaland's Cottage, or Barbara Bodichon's estate); describing his works-in-progress, including a painting that is nine feet high; describing the fun of painting with friends; apologizing for not being able to see her when she was in town, but hoping for another opportunity to see her soon; describing how he has been entangled with engagements lately; sharing that he would be happy to help her or her sister with painting in any way he can; hoping she can send Elizabeth Siddal his regards even though she is with friends at Sheffield.
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