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Portrait of Louisa Ruth Herbert

Dante Gabriel Rossetti1859

Bristol Museums

Bristol Museums
United Kingdom

An oval-shaped image showing a full-face portrait of the actress Louisa Ruth Herbert, looking slightly to the left and holding a sprig in her hand. Louisa Ruth Herbert was born in Bristol, had a successful stage career, and managed St James's Theatre in London from 1864 to 1868. She sat for Rossetti often between 1858 and 1860.

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  • Title: Portrait of Louisa Ruth Herbert
  • Creator: ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel
  • Date Created: 1859
  • Physical Dimensions: h 451, w 356 mm
  • Type: painting
  • Rights: ©Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives
  • Medium: Oil on panel
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