Painting begun in 1875 or early 1876 and completed in 1881. <br> The frame bears a two line inscription written by DGR for the work: <br> Thou fill'st from the winged chalice of the soul <br> Thy lamp, O Memory, fire-winged to its goal.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti" class="extiw" title="w:en:Dante Gabriel Rossetti"><span title="English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)">Dante Gabriel Rossetti</span></a>
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