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[Madonna and Child with Angel]
Datec. 1856
Artist
Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal
(English model, painter, and poet, 1829–1862)
Illustration CitationMadonna and Child eith an Angel. brown inck and waxh. 4 3/4 x 3 5/8"
Collection of Piers Gibson, UK
MediumWatercolor, gouache, and metallic paint on paper
Dimensions7 3/4 × 6 in. (19.7 × 15.2 cm)
frame: 16 1/2 × 14 7/8 in. (41.9 × 37.8 cm)
frame: 16 1/2 × 14 7/8 in. (41.9 × 37.8 cm)
Credit LineSamuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935
Object number1935-57
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAs this watercolor exemplifies, the Pre-Raphaelites found inspiration in literature, including the Bible. Siddal’s naive but compelling style is unique among the painters of this period.
