William morris reading volume two of seven of the earthly paradise to jane morris, while she is sitting in a bath and drinking the second of seven glasses of a spa water lined up in front. In the summer of 1869 concern for his wife's health led morris to take her to try a 'cure' at the south german spa of ems. Rossetti's drawing was enclosed in a letter of 21 july 1869 (bryson and troxell, letter 5) addressed to her in cologne, en route for ems, with the comment: "the accompanying cartoon will prepare you for the worst. - which ever that may be, the seven tumblers or the 7 volumes [of 'the earthly paradise', which morris is reading to her]". (see references). Date: 21 July 1869. Dimensions: height: 11.3 cm (4.4 in); width: 17.9 cm (7 in). Medium: pen and brown ink on paper. Collection: British Museum. Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The M's at Ems
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