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Category: Elizabeth Siddal

Elizabeth SiddalPosted onSeptember 18, 2012January 4, 2015

A discussion of Pre-Raphaelite women on BBC Radio 4

Women’s Hour visits the Pre-Raphaelite exhibit at the Tate to discuss the female Pre-Raphaelite artists.  I am pleased with the the attention paid to Elizabeth…

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Christina RossettiPosted onJune 13, 2012January 4, 2015

Delightful! The Rossettis as cartoon characters

You know I love the Rossetti family, but I have never thought of them as adorable before.  Until I saw the illustrations of Chiara Moriconi,…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onApril 20, 2012April 20, 2012

Via Tate YouTube: Two images of a muse

Lauren Laverne shares two examples of muses: Ophelia by Sir John Everette Millais and The Only Blond in the World by Pauline Boty. I love…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onApril 3, 2012

“Rara avis in terra”: One of a kind Lizzie Siddal needlepoint

Valerie Meachum offers up an intricate, one of a kind needlepoint based on a Dante Gabriel Rossetti portrait of Lizzie Siddal. Available at etsy.com. The…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onFebruary 21, 2012January 4, 2015

Surfacing and the death of Elizabeth Siddal

I am surfacing.  I apologize for my silence and lack of posting.  For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been coming to terms with the…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onJanuary 17, 2012January 4, 2015

Special event at Highgate Cemetery for the 150th anniversary of Lizzie Siddal’s death.

February 11th is the 150th anniversary of Lizzie’s death. To commemorate this, Highgate Cemetery (Lizzie’s final resting place) is having a Talk at the cemetery…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJanuary 10, 2012September 8, 2016

Pre-Raphaelite Marriages: Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal

I’ve spent years reading about the relationship between Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal.  One thing I’ve noticed through comments and emails I receive at…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onDecember 14, 2011December 14, 2011

A few notes

There are several things I’d like to share with you today: I’ve been reading some of Rossetti’s notes in The Collected Works of Dante Gabriel…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onOctober 5, 2011January 3, 2015

How They Met Themselves

In my previous post, I mentioned Rossetti’s doppelganger painting, How They Met Themselves. I wanted to share his drawing of it above, because I prefer…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onSeptember 15, 2010January 3, 2015

Pre-Raphaelites and Shakespeare: Twelfth Night

I am beginning a series of posts that focuses on Pre-Raphaelite representations of Shakespeare’s works.  I felt the perfect painting to start with is Walter…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJuly 29, 2010January 3, 2015

The Maids of Elfin-Mere

Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s first published illustration was The Maids of Elfen-Mere, drawn to illustrate a ballad by William Allingham titled “The Maids of Elphin-Mere”.  The…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onFebruary 11, 2010February 12, 2010

On this day in 1862

On February 11, 1862, Elizabeth Siddal died of an overdose of Laudanum.   This was a tragic end to a very sad period of her life.…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onDecember 7, 2009January 3, 2015

William Michael Rossetti on Elizabeth Siddal

I’ve also posted this at LizzieSiddal.com, so if you are subscribed to both through RSS then I apologize for the repetition: William Michael Rossetti was…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onAugust 31, 2009September 6, 2009

Lizzie Siddal on recent Pre-Raphaelites documentary

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onAugust 25, 2009March 14, 2020

Pippa Passes

Elizabeth Siddal, discovered in a millinery shop, was not content to be merely an artist’s model. In an era where women were not encouraged to…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onJuly 25, 2009July 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Elizabeth Siddal!

On July 25, 1829 Elizabeth Siddal was born! Lizzie is the original Pre-Raphaelite “Stunner”. Here’s a closer detail of Lizzie as Ophelia: Dante Gabriel Rossetti,…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onMay 13, 2009January 3, 2015

St. George and the Princess Sabra

St. George and the Princess Sabra was painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1862.  This was the last work that his wife, Lizzie Siddal,  posed…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onApril 4, 2009April 21, 2010

Love and Hate

I chose this poem because I find it to be one of  the most expressive of Elizabeth Siddal’s poems. The bitterness is palpable. With all…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onFebruary 9, 2009January 3, 2015

Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus

Based on Shakespeare’s Two Gentleman of Verona, this was one of William Holman Hunt’s most successful paintings. Lizzie Siddal, one of my favorite Pre-Raphaelite models,…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onFebruary 2, 2009March 23, 2009

Five Years Ago Today

Five years ago today, I started LizzieSiddal.com. I never imagined that my interest in Elizabeth Siddal would lead to such a fun project. I’ve met…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onOctober 6, 2008March 23, 2009

Ophelia Links

Ophelia is a favorite subject here at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood.  I’ve noticed a larger number of visitors finding this site due to searches for Ophelia.   For…

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onSeptember 3, 2008March 23, 2009

Ophelia/Millais Necklace

I recently purchased this necklace on etsy.com.  Handcrafted by Jess Contreras, it features Ophelia which was painted by John Everett Millais, modelled by Elizabeth Siddal.  …

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onAugust 13, 2008January 3, 2015

Beata Beatrix

Dante Gabriel Rossetti painted Beata Beatrix as a tribute after the death of his wife Elizabeth Siddal. DGR had always idolized Dante, the author of…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJune 20, 2008September 8, 2016

Ophelia and the Pre-Raphaelites

Ophelia is a captivating character, one that inspired many of the Pre-Raphaelites and other Victorian artists. For those unfamiliar with Ophelia, she is Hamlet’s innocent …

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Elizabeth SiddalPosted onJune 15, 2008March 23, 2009

New Poem Explores Elizabeth Siddal as Ophelia

The tale of Lizzie Siddal posing as Ophelia in the famous Millais painting is legendary.  I wanted to share with you all a beautiful poem…

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