Content: Title and attribution from plaque affixed to frame.
Content: Bronson and Browning first met in October 1880 (see M. Meredith's More than friend, 1985, page xxxvi).
Content: "This item appeared as Lot 39 of the Sotheby Browning Sale on 5 May 1913. It was purchased by Sotheran for £10.10 and advertised in their catalogues 753 and 737. "K.C.B." is thought to be Katherine [sic] Coleman Bronson, friend and hostess of Browning in his later years in Asolo and Venice. In all probability, the painting was commissioned, but not executed, by her . . . ." -- 20th century printed label pasted to painting verso, "Information courtesy of Philip Kelley."

Physical Description

Oil paintings
Extent: 1 painting : oil on canvas ; 24 x 31 cm (in frame) ; 15.5 x 23 cm (without frame)

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 1419823584
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b23232328
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.07.038
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ae9653e0-a725-013c-4ddf-0242ac110004

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image
Text

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The spot where the body of Shelley was burned" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854 - 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae9653e0-a725-013c-4ddf-0242ac110004

APA format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1854 - 1901). The spot where the body of Shelley was burned Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae9653e0-a725-013c-4ddf-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The spot where the body of Shelley was burned" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 13, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae9653e0-a725-013c-4ddf-0242ac110004

Wikipedia citation

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