Hope - the movie! Who knew that in 1922 a film was made that depicted Watts's famous pre-Raphaelite painting & imagined the story behind it. By this time 'Hope' was seen as outdated and sentimental, and Watts was rapidly falling out of fashion. No trace of the film can be found.

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Pre-Raphaelite artist Frederick Sandys did an excellent line in sassy women (and chewing your own hair in a fit of pique)

Cassanda and Helen, 1866
Cross Girl (Proud Maisie), undated
Danae in the Brazen Chamber, 1866
Study for Vivien, undated

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And two more late Pre-Raphaelite entries to celebrate Both are subjects from ‘The Tempest’.

Burne-Jones, ‘The Wizard’ or ‘Prospero & Miranda’ 1890s

Waterhouse, ‘Miranda’ 1916

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The rumor has it that the British Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones () recently joined Twitter ;)

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Good night, my dear Twitterers. I leave you with Luna, painted in 1870 by Edward Burne-Jones, pre-raphaelite artist.

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Death of Beatrice

Lovely image from the Pre-Raphaelites of the Dream of Dante at the Death of Beatrice: , https://t.co/L9nlp6kNhb

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Enjoy art from around the UK without leaving you sofa with We’ve been taking part in their and enjoying the Pre-Raphaelite collection at , particularly this glorious Rossetti: https://t.co/bFDndmApLB👩‍🦰🖼✨

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Saint Eulalia

Video about St. Eulalia: https://t.co/9bru0CJsfl

Lovely Pre-Raphaelite image of the martyrdom of the patroness of Barcelona, St. Eulalia: https://t.co/du8Cnx4fsj

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Stephanie Pui-Mun Law is a painter and illustrator whose art depicts scenes of fantasy,the Other World,and the surreal. She is influenced by the art of the Impressionists,Pre-Raphaelites,and Surrealists,as well as other contemporary popular fantasy artists https://t.co/nqBlxPxrkR

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Death of Beatrice

Lovely image from the Pre-Raphaelites of the Dream of Dante at the Death of Beatrice: , https://t.co/L9nlp6kNhb

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Portraits of beauty by Yana Movchan Canadian of Ukrainian origin painter b.1971* Yanina (Yana) Movchan was born in Kiev. Using technique and structure of renaissance painting combining symbolism magic realism to create striking pre-raphaelite style portraits

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Release the Crack-en! Sorry, we couldn't stop ourselves 🙈. Andromeda, Perseus and a sea monster from Beyond the Brotherhood: The Pre-Raphaelite legacy at artgallery 👍🏛️🍑

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Saint Eulalia

Video about St. Eulalia: https://t.co/9bru0CrRnN

Lovely Pre-Raphaelite image of the martyrdom of the patroness of Barcelona, St. Eulalia: https://t.co/du8CnwMEAL

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Another exciting I am co-organising this joint session on "The Pre-Raphaelites in Art and Literature: Reception and Celebrity." Deadline for proposals: 1 March https://t.co/yoimyRCxoG

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Helen Cordelia Angell (1847-84) 🌱🎨 was a naturalist & watercolourist known for her ‘extreme minuteness of finish’ & for being Flower Painter to the Queen. The precise naturalism of her work became increasingly popular in a market influenced by John Ruskin & the Pre-Raphaelites.

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It's so here's Julie Manet with her parakeet, painted by her mother, Berthe Morisot; a S-P of Frida Kahlo with her parrots; and The Wounded Dove, by Pre-Raphaelite Rebecca Solomon. I'd love to see other images of birds by women artists in replies!

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Mourners , 1916 by Evelyn De Morgan, English painter associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement

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Ah yes, one has to love the Pre-Raphaelites to teach us about the romanticism of frostbite...

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Celebrating the recent birthdays of Rosa Brett & her brother John (7 & 8th Dec) painters of meticulous PRB accuracy.
Rosa, who also painted under pseudonym 'Rosarius', is omitted from the current NPG exhibition, a shame as she is undoubtedly a significant 'Pre-Raphaelite Sister'

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The PRS tweeter has just returned from the excellent Pre-Raphaelite Sisters exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery.
Apart from a few caption anomalies it was definitely worth the 400 mile trip down from Scotland!
Some highlights featured here and more to follow ....

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