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Its Lugnasadh in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of the harvest. Let's celebrate with paintings by Charles Allston Collins, Ford Madox Brown and Simeon Solomon! #Preraphaelite #harvest #Gaelic
Barefoot in the park! No other Pre-Raphaelite artist arguably painted feet quite as exquisitely as Edward Burne-Jones.......
Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall was born #OnThisDay in 1829. Painter, poet, muse & model, Siddal(l) has such a special & significant place and presence in the art, literature and history of the Pre-Raphaelites #ElizabethSiddal @serena_t
As the heatwave continues empathies go to our poor four-footed friends trying to cope with the temperatures!
Engraver & printer Emery Walker died #OnThisDay in 1933. A close friend of William Morris, he shared Socialist beliefs & print passions & his 16thC typefaces collection influenced the Kelmscott Press. You can visit Walker's London Arts & Crafts home at 7 Hammersmith Terrace
New event for the PRS in September! Lecture by Michaela Jones: ‘Emerging from the Shadows: The Pre-Raphaelitism of Christiana Herringham’ Sat 21st Sept, Birmingham & Midland Institute @ 11.00 am (Reception from 10.30 am) : https://t.co/mnWHLg9NI7
Has it been a long week? Grab a spot on the nearest settee or chez lounge and relax Pre-Raphaelite style! #SofaSaturday
French Realist Gustave Courbet was #BornOnThisDay 1819. His scandalous Le Somneil 1866 bears an intriguing resemblance to Rossetti's illustration for Goblin Market 1862. Possible 'Sleep' model Joanna Hiffernan was also painted by Courbet in 1855-6 predating Rossetti's Lady Lilith
The Pre-Raphaelite Society is organising a visit to the Ruskin: Art & Wonder exhibition which opened today at the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield. Book your place for the 22nd June at: https://t.co/mnWHLg9NI7
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters: Making Art. Check out this super-sounding conference taking place at the University of York in December! There is also a call for papers, please see: https://t.co/GQWrCsB08N