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With the dawning of 9th April, for #StudySaturday we commemorate the death of Dante Gabriel Rossetti who died on this day in 1882. These are drawings he made for ‘The Death of Lady Macbeth’. They are in the collections at @TullieHouse @BMAGimages and @AshmoleanMuseum.

This week's #ThursdayTheme is William Morris!
Born #OTD in 1834. Self-portrait (1856), a rare oil painting 'La Belle Iseult' (1858, @Tate), an early design for wallpaper- 'Trellis' (1862) & 'Snakeshead' textile (1876). This short post cannot do this brilliant polymath justice!

Don't forget our online lecture tomorrow! (11am GMT) Alex Round discusses 'The Pre-Raphaelite Women's Network' including connections between Anna Mary Howitt, Rebecca Solomon, Louise Jopling, Elizabeth Siddal, Bessie Parkes & Kate Bunce. For tickets see: https://t.co/Lh5GxeCtUN

'S.O.S' by Evelyn de Morgan (1914-1916 @DeMorganF) for this week's #MagicMonday, a response to the horror & futility of WW 1, taking its title from the then relatively new Morse code cry for help. The sole white-robed female figure symbolises the innocence of the victims of war.

Jolly Jackrabbits: Celebrating March 1st with depictions of these long-eared lovelies: Lewis Carroll's 'March Hare' by John Tenniel (1865) & Arthur Rackham (1907) and terrific tiles by William de Morgan (1880s)

Lux in Tenebris: Evelyn de Morgan's symbolic portrayal of the competing forces of good & evil (1895 @DeMorganF for #MagicMonday. In dark days of war & our thoughts with the Ukraine, the personification of light, goodness, hope & peace shines forth over crocodiles lurking below

Studies, artists preliminary sketches, are fascinating for discovering an artist's process. Such beautiful pieces of art in their own right, we are dedicating Saturdays as #StudySaturdays.
Our first is this oil sketch by Edward Burne-Jones, from the Briar Rose series, @V_and_A.

Calamitous Cassandra: Trojan Priestess of Apollo cursed to utter true prophecies (including the Fall of Troy), but never to be believed. This week's #TuesdayTale features howling 2 depictions by Frederick Sandys (1860s) plus Evelyn de Morgan (1898 @DeMorganF) & Burne-Jones (1870)

‘No one but a Pre-Raphaelite could have given to that pretty pouting mouth the hard and almost wicked look it had in the portrait.’ Lady Audley’s Secret, 1862.

This Rossetti artwork has been compared to Braddon’s description,the second image is the original illustration. 2/2

February is LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK, so today we dedicate as #SapphicSaturday.

Evelyn De Morgan often represented her muse, Jane Hales, nude and this enduring celebration of the naked female form by a female artist, has lead to this art being viewed through a queer lens.