Plaque

Dante Rossetti

Inscription

{on the top, round plaque:}
LCC
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1828 - 1882, poet & painter, born here.
{on the lower, oblong plaque:}
Tablet fixed, 1906. Premises rebuilt & tablet refixed, 1928.

Site: Dante Rossetti (1 memorial)

W1, Hallam Street, 110

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Dante Rossetti

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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