In this previous post, I mentioned a mirror seen in Fair Rosamund and Queen Eleanor by Burne-Jones and also in The Return of Tibullus to Delia by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This seemingly mundane object has captured my attention, mainly because I have this nagging feeling that I’ve also seen it elsewhere, but can’t remember where. [...]
Drawn in 1860 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, this portrait was probably intended to commemorate the wedding of Georgie and Ned (Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones). addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fpreraphaelitesisterhood.com%2F%3Fp%3D386′; addthis_title = ‘Drawing+of+Georgiana+Burne-Jones’; addthis_pub = ”;
‘A Circle of Sisters’: Eminent Victorians (from Amanda Foreman, the author of ”Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire,”) link via New York Times Online. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fpreraphaelitesisterhood.com%2F%3Fp%3D383′; addthis_title = ‘NY+Times+Article+Mentions+Georgiana+Burne+Jones’; addthis_pub = ”;
Georgiana Burne-Jones, painted by her husband Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (their children can be seen in the background) Georgiana MacDonald Burne-Jones (1840-1920) Georgiana MacDonald came from a strict, God-fearing family. Both her father and grandfather were Methodist ministers. According to Jan Marsh in Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood, reading the works of Shakespeare and attending the theater were [...]
The Pre-Raphaelites often used the works of Tennyson as inspiration and this painting by Burne-Jones is a fine example. King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid features the artist’s wife Georgiana. Georgiana was mentioned on this blog previously in a book review, Circle of Sisters. Georgiana was known for her sweetness, a trait that I think [...]
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