The artwork, titled “Image of a sketch and poem showing subject and author,” was created by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1869. This piece is associated with the Romanticism art movement and falls under the genre of sketch and study.
The artwork depicts a melancholic scene where a figure, likely the subject of the poem, is kneeling on the ground. The individual appears to be weeping, with their face covered by a cloth. The surroundings include a pedestal topped with an urn or lamp, which is inscribed with the date “6th November 1869.” The scene’s somber tone is accentuated by the presence of a second character and the dense foliage in the background.
