Dante Gabriel RossettiEnglish, 1828–1882Pandora
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Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1942.203
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Meanwhile, in the life of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The whole life1862–1882
A Tudor house at 16 Cheyne Walk
After his wife’s death Rossetti leased a Tudor house at 16 Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, where he lived for twenty years surrounded by extravagant furnishings and a parade of exotic birds and animals.
1881
“Ballads and Sonnets,” the second volume
In 1881 Rossetti published a second volume of poems, “Ballads and Sonnets,” which included the remaining sonnets of “The House of Life” sequence.
11 December 1881
A mild stroke
On 11 December 1881 Rossetti suffered a mild stroke, leaving his sight dim and his left side paralysed. For some years he had been mostly housebound on account of obesity, possible diabetes, chloral addiction and an excessive intake of alcohol, especially whisky.
