An illustration to a ballad in bishop percy's reliques of ancient english poetry (1765), an important source for rossetti and other pre-raphaelites. Described as 'a scottish song', the ballad takes the form of a 'lament' by lady anne at having been deserted with her child by her husband. The style of the drawing and the form of the monogram indicate a date of circa 1846-7, that is to say a year or two before the formation of the brotherhood. Date: circa 1846-1847. Dimensions: height: 29.2 cm (11.4 in); width: 23.2 cm (9.1 in). Medium: brown ink and brown wash on paper, pencil. Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Lady Anne Bothwell's Lament
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