Alice in Wonderland has a strong hold on our popular culture. Over a century has passed since it and the sequel Through the Looking Glass…
Sir Edward Burne-Jones’ portrait of his daughter Margaret is another example of mirror paintings that I adore. It’s not the mirror itself that I love;…
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, photographed by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). Taken in 1863, the year after the death of Rossetti’s wife Lizzie.
Georgiana Burne-Jones, photographed by Frederick Hollyer. Circa 1890.
Photograph of Elizabeth Siddal Rossetti. For more, visit lizziesiddal.com
Speaking of mirrors, here’s a photograph of Fanny Cornforth. Taken in the garden of Dante Gabriel Rosstti’s home, 16 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. 1860s.
Delaware Art Museum has posted this image on their Facebook page, and I am grateful that they allowed me to share it here as well.…
I have just purchased a copy of Vogue for the first time in my life. The Pre-Raphaelite themed photographs are stunning. This one, on…
Just happened upon this little beauty: John Knight’s era-spanning work encapsulates the fragile beauty of Pre-Raphaelite art with cutting-edge photography, creating a fascinating twist on…
Mrs. Herbert Duckworth, Photographed by Julia Margaret Cameron The Metropolitan Museum of Art is presenting Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840-1940 which will include Julia…
When Julia Margaret Cameron was given a camera on her 48th birthday, a passion was born. The images she created are breathtaking, their composition is…
“I have cropped this picture from the 1874 photo of the Burne-Jones and Morris families. It was not a particularly bright sunny day when the…