The Lady of Shalott (from Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)

1857–1903

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Rossetti’s 1857 illustrations of Tennyson—reissued here in 1903—incorporate startling effects derived from medieval and early Renaissance art. Space collapses, forms are cut off, and narrative details are inserted without concern for conventional perspective. The Lady of Shalott is a night scene dramatized by flaming candles and set on the river below Camelot. Rossetti criticized the engravers and insisted on many changes, delaying the publication.

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Title: The Lady of Shalott (from Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)
Artist: After Dante Gabriel Rossetti (British, London 1828–1882 Birchington-on-Sea)
Engraver: Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839–93)
Date: 1857–1903
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Image: 3 11/16 × 3 1/8 in. (9.3 × 8 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 6 3/16 in. (20.4 × 15.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1925
Object Number: 25.78.1021
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Preface, Introduction and List of Illustrations (Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson, New York, 1903)

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1903

Mythic Uther's Deeply Wounded Son (King Arthur and the Weeping Queens) (Illustration for "The Palace of Art" in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903), Dante Gabriel Rossetti British, Photogravure — Mythic Uther's Deeply Wounded Son (King Arthur and the Weeping Queens) (Illustration for "The Palace of Art" in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
New Amsterdam Book Company
1903

Mariana in the South (related to illustration for "The Palace of Art," Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903), Dante Gabriel Rossetti British, Photogravure — Mariana in the South (related to illustration for "The Palace of Art," Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
New Amsterdam Book Company
1903

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