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Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Bower Meadow　1871~72　oil on canvas
Manchester

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2018-01-10

Elizabeth Siddal, the muse of the Pre-Raphaelites became addicted to Laudanum & overdosed at age 32. Grief struck, husband Rossetti put the only copy of his poems in her coffin. 7 years on he exhumed her to retrieve his poems & found "her copper hair had grown to fill the coffin"

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2018-01-02

A ROSE has thorns as well as honey,
I’ll not have her for love or money;
An iris grows so straight and fine
That she shall be no friend of mine;
But give me holly, bold and jolly,
Honest, prickly, shining holly; — Christina Rossetti

Colored by Amy M, Cheryl C, and Joanne S.

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2018-01-02

By Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882)

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2017-12-16

By Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882)

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2017-12-01

Lewis Carroll had a De Morgan Red Lustre fireplace in his rooms at Oxford. He was a good friend of Rossetti and most likely met De Morgan through him. Left: Carroll's fireplace at Oxford. Right: Jabberwocky, Owl and Rat, Hoopee, Eagle and Snark. All: https://t.co/om334U9tSJ

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2017-11-09

was fascinated by 'The Raven'. Here are 2 very different drawings DGR made as a young man. Halloween treats! "Nevermore"

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2017-10-31

Such an interesting life--obit of Virginia Surtees, who championed Rossetti & the PreRaphaelites https://t.co/WJLAQ9pP47

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2017-10-26

Pre-Raphaelite muse Jane Burden was born in 1839. This Rossetti portrait will be part of the exhibition, opening 25 Oct

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2017-10-20

By Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882)

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2017-10-19

Today's dose of beauty: Arthur Rackham's illustrations for Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market," 1933.

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2017-10-09