Graziella, from "Illustrated London News" Christmas Number
This wood engraving after a painting by Perugini shows a beautiful woman in Renaissance dress standing before a column and wall decorated with Cosmatesque mosaics. Born in Naples, Perugini moved to England as a youth, then returned to Rome to train as an artist, moving on to Paris to study with Ary Scheffer. Frederic Leighton recognized his talent and encouraged him to return to London in 1863 where he pursued a successful career painting figures in historical settings, and married Kate, the daughter of Charles Dickens, in 1874. The print was republished in the French weekly newspaper "L'Illustration" on January 1, 1887.
Artwork Details
- Title: Graziella, from "Illustrated London News" Christmas Number
- Series/Portfolio: Illustrated London News
- Artist: After Charles Edward Perugini (British (born Italy), Naples 1839–1918 London)
- Date: December 6, 1886
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 5/16 in. (40.9 × 28.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013
- Object Number: 2013.609.14
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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