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The halftone reproduction depicts the doomed lovers, Paolo Malatesta, and his sister-in-law Francesca da Rimini, trapped in an eternal whirlwind in the Second Circle of…

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The halftone image depicts the mythological figure, Ariadne, looking out over the landscape that surrounds her. Ariadne sits in three-quarter profile facing left, on what…

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This half-tone reproduction of apple gatherers in an orchard is a water-colour version of the lithograph Shannon published in the 1893 volume of The Dial.…

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This black and white reproduction of Rossetti’s painting is of a woman, portrayed by Mrs. F. R. Leyland, arranging roses at home. The woman is…

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PROSE DESCRIPTION The black-and white image centres on a woman standing in a crowded street between two brick buildings. The woman, Mary Magdalene, faces the…

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The small black-and-white image is centred on the page, framed by a double rule. The scene depicts a woman, the goddess Psyche, standing in a…

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Ricketts’ reproduced pen drawing portrays the ancient Greek myth of Oedipus and the Sphinx. In the image, Oedipus is leaning in toward the Sphinx to…

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The front cover is bound in a claret-coloured cloth and features letters and images in gold gilt impressing. The title, “The Pageant,” appears in all…

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This half-tone reproduction of John Millais’s 1854 oil painting is presented in reverse to the original, and is in landscape orientation. It depicts a knight,…