The First Meeting of Petrarch and Laura, by Marie Spartali Stillman (1844-1927) (original) (raw)

The First Meeting of Petrarch and Laura

Marie Spartali Stillman (1844-1927)

1889

Watercolour, gouache and graphite on paper

Private Collection (Courtesy of Peter and Renate Nahum)

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• The painting in its frame

Photographs and commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee.

Photograph taken, by kind permission, at the the National Portrait Gallery, London, when the painting was featured in their "Pre-Raphaelite Sisters" exhibition, 17 October 2019 – 26 January 2020). [Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]