- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)
- Collector:
- Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
- Title:
- Dante Gabriel Rossetti Collection
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/ng451h52q
- Dates:
- 1828-1881
- Size:
- 2 boxes, 1 linear foot
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-2
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of an open collection for material by and about the English poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882).
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection contains over forty letters by Rossetti, dated from 1857 to 1881, as well as manuscripts of verse and a pen-and-ink self-portrait. Letters are addressed to Ford Madox Brown, Robert Browning, Edward Burne-Jones, William Rossetti, and others. Among the manuscripts are the sonnets "If to grow old in heaven..." and "O bella mano..." (accompanied by the English version "O lovely hand..."). One letter from Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton is included in the collection. Also included are seven albumen prints (approx. 6" x 8") of Jane Morris, taken by J. B. Parsons in 1865, apparently from D. G. Rossetti's personal collection (via Everard Meynell).
- Arrangement
This collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection, manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author, and is arranged in the following open-ended series:
- Collection Creator Biography:
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet and artist, was born on May 12, 1828 in London, England. He studied at King's College and the Royal Academy, where he met fellow painters Sir John Everett Millais and Holman Hunt. The three men formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Rossetti developed his skill both as painter and poet. He created one of his best known paintings, Ecce Ancilla Domini, in 1850. Rossetti produced his two best known poems, "The Portrait" and "The Blessed Damozel" in 1842, and later published The Early Italian Poets, a collection of translations of Dante and other Italian writers. Later in life Rossetti struggled with depression, although he continued to be creatively productive. He married Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal in 1860, and for two years she inspired many of his paintings. She passed away in 1862, leaving Rossetti deeply depressed. Rossetti himself passed away on April 10, 1882.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Collection items purchased in 1997, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2013.
- Custodial History
The collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2005. Finding aid written in 2005.
Biography written by Alyxandra Cullen, '09.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/ng451h52q
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-2