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This is Dante Gabriel Rossetti's amazing c.1868 painting, Lady Lilith!!

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2021-04-02

Iiiiiiit's fat Topsy's birthday! Hurrah to his tumbling curls, sizeable cuddliness, general grumpiness, and relentlessness.

Let's all cartwheel.

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2021-03-24

The Crystal Ball (1902) by John William Waterhouse (England, 1849-1917). Two versions of the same painting - can you spot the difference? An early owner asked for the change.

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2021-03-19

Miranda (1916) by John William Waterhouse (GB, 1849-1917). From 'The Tempest'.

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2021-03-08

A Golden Thread (exhib. 1885) by John Melhuish Strudwick (England, 1849-1937). ABOVE: A girl and her lover are talking. Their happiness is being determined by the Fates. BELOW: The three Fates are spinning the thread of life.

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2021-02-19

'The Damsel of the Holy Grail' - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1874

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2021-02-16

"Lady Lilith," Dante Rossetti, 1868.

Rossetti described his subject as a "modern Lilith," which suggests an unfortunate degree of Victorian infanticide but a very fortunate degree of Victorian cowgirl.

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2021-02-05

"Adelia" 8x10, oil on board⁠
Another piece from the upcoming Draco Floris book!⁠

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2021-01-14

Happy Winter Solstice! ❄

"The White Stag" 18x24, sold
Prints available on Gallery Gerard

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2020-12-22

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2020-12-18

This is Dante Gabriel Rossetti's beautiful 1864 painting, The First Madness of Ophelia! The colours within this painting are incredible!!

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2020-12-09

This is Marie Spartali Stillman's amazing 1887 painting, Dante's Vision of Leah and Rachel!!

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2020-12-07