Medium: oil
Size: 143 x 197 cm
This painting, depicting a scene from the works of Dante Aligheri, was mentioned by Crowe in his diaries as ‘Dante and Beatrice’ on 5 July 1899 and 21 November 1902. It was auctioned at Christie’s in London on 8 July 1899, having previously been in the collection of James Dole Esq. of Redland House, Bristol. It was bought by J.J. Wroe, a picture dealer of Manchester. In 1902 it was bought by George Albert Smithe of St Ives, Huntingdonshire.
On 8 November 2022 it was offered for sale at Chiswick Auctions with an estimate of £700-£1,000.
Eyre Crowe (1824-1910) 