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Francesca Alexander
1837-1917
La Madonna e la Zingarella
Pen and black ink on wove paper.
15 1/8 x 10 15/16 inches (385 x 278 mm)
Gift of Charles Ryskamp in memory of Christopher Hemphill.
1987.11
Notes: 

Preparatory drawing for pl. XXVI, "Roadside Songs of Tuscany", London, 1884-85; American edition, pl. XXV, "Tuscan Songs", 1897.

Inscription: 

Inscribed with text in two columns in English and Italian for "La Madonna e la Zingarella"; numbered at upper right, XXVI.

Provenance: 
John Ruskin; Jeffrey Alan Gallery, New York; Charles Ryskamp, Princeton and New York.
Associated names: 

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, former owner.
Ryskamp, Charles, former owner.

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Alexander, Francesca
School: 
British
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints