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"Love is the magic that makes all things fair" Eleanor Vere Boyle, illustrating "Beauty and the Beast" (a dose of medievalism here!) https://t.co/hHQO48Q8te

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2020-07-16

In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne was the titan goddess of memory and mother of the nine muses, fathered by Zeus. It is from her name we get the word mnemonic, which is a memory aid.

Art: Mnemosyne or Lamp of Memory - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, ca. 1880.

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2020-07-13

Sketches from Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). Which is your favourite? Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator - and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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2020-07-08

Details of John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)

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2020-07-04

The Crystal Ball (1902) by John William Waterhouse (England, 1849–1917). Now restored to show the skull which had been covered by a previous owner.

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2020-07-01

Me and the boys chilling out somewhere in the universe.. ☄️

(pic by me, Emprerata, with , , and euisaq) .com.br 🇧🇷

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2020-06-28

Dante Gabriel Rossetti is next out of the online image resource for dive in yourself and look for Drawings & Illustrations!
https://t.co/RDbJ1PgQ0G
Woman combing her hair, Fanny Cornforth
The Raven - Angel Footfalls
Portrait of a Young Man

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2020-06-26

Angel Footfalls, sketches for Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. The artist is Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846.

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2020-06-15

'Love Among the Ruins' - Edward Burne-Jones, 1873 (watercolour).

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2020-06-14

'The Bower Meadow' - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1872.

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2020-06-11

This is Lucy Madox Brown's amazing 1871 painting, Ferdinand and Miranda Playing Chess!! She was the daughter of Pre-Raphaelite artist Ford Madox Brown and an incredible artist in her own right!!

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2020-06-10

191 years ago, founder member of the John Everett Millais was born. His First and Second Sermon paintings are a witty take on the ideals of Victorian childhood versus the realities. The little girl pictured is his daughter Effie.

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2020-06-08

Born in 1829: English painter (1829-96), one of the founders of the

Portrait of Louise Jane née Goode, later Rowe (1843-1933), 1879

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2020-06-08

Sir John Everett Millais was born in 1829, shown here from our collection are two works: 'Waiting' and a study for 'Ophelia'

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2020-06-08