. The Rossettis: Dante Gabriel and Christina; . Zbc Kosacttls. his have a love of animals 1 suppose, 1 may call a passion, says they cai- ^ the self-consciousii. aiui ;, in a gent-Ku v>..j., im-. .iig. I turn from them to the un-con: s. nnd often get a world of enjoyment. To )! a puppy play, or the funny antics of a parrot or a cockatoo, or the wise move-ments of a wombat, will keep me for hours frombeing bored. And childrr i saui child- lei! Rosj Triplex. National Gallery, London. ,^ animalS _. -, : ill. and tliat charm .2[oes jtters across the nose, at which I am iujI
. The Rossettis: Dante Gabriel and Christina; . Zbc Kosacttls. his have a love of animals 1 suppose, 1 may call a passion, says they cai- ^ the self-consciousii. aiui ;, in a gent-Ku v>..j., im-. .iig. I turn from them to the un-con: s. nnd often get a world of enjoyment. To )! a puppy play, or the funny antics of a parrot or a cockatoo, or the wise move-ments of a wombat, will keep me for hours frombeing bored. And childrr i saui child- lei! Rosj Triplex. National Gallery, London. ,^ animalS _. -, : ill. and tliat charm .2[oes jtters across the nose, at which I am iujI At one time an ; pnant was ?r^er consideration a^ a [njisiuiL ^uimase, and to. Olifc at Cbci?ne mnlh an^ Ikclniscott. 149 the dissuasions of his friends Rossetti replied byexplaining how useful such an animal might bemade to him in his profession. I mean to teachhim to clean the windows/ he said; then, whensomeone passes by the house he will seethe elephantcleaning the windows and will say, Who lives inthat house ? and people will tell him, Oh, thats apainter called Rossetti, and he will say, 1 think 1should like to buy one of that mans pictures. Sohe will ring to come in, and 1 shall sell him a picture. There is no record that an elephant was everamong Rossettis pets, but his intimate acquaintancewith the appearance of that picturesque mammal iswell proven by a series of humorous sketches en-closed in letters to one of his correspondents, inwhich the elephant is engaged in various humanoccupations, such as playing cards, digging in theground, or unlocking secret closets. These sketches-are irresistibly amusing and illustrate perfectly Ros-settis whimsical, conf
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