Comments on: Elizabeth Siddal (July 25, 1829 – February 11, 1862)

By: Maggy Siddall

Maggy Siddall — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:53:11 +0000

My husband’s family – Siddall – are from Sheffield. Like Allan Siddall’s daughter two of our son’s daughters bear a strong resemblance to Lizzie. One in particular to Lizzie as depicted in the painting of ‘Ophelia’. It’s intriguing to wonder if there is a family connection. I also wonder if we have a family connection to Allan or Jon.

By: Norman Sinclair

Norman Sinclair — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:14:24 +0000

I hope to visit Higate again this year.last year I was not allowed to see the Rossetti graves. Any news on this?

By: lisa ellen

lisa ellen — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:00:33 +0000

Thanks Deborah! I was so delighted to see it and am imagining what it is about. Perhaps a self-portrait done by Lizzie?…….??

And thanks so much for your warm response to my collage Stephanie. Your websites are a treasure-trove of interesting material. I’m so glad i found them.

By: Deborah McMillion

Deborah McMillion — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:56:36 +0000

There is a photo on Flickr of the red house painting:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mynameismisty/5524530074/

By: lisa ellen

lisa ellen — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:06:13 +0000

I wanted to add the information about the mystery painting at Redhouse. It’s supposed to be a painting celebrating the union of William and Jane Morris but no one knew who painted it. Robert Quarm, the curator of Redhouse called it a “remarkable find because it had been hidden from view for so long.” The newspaper article was entitled, Hidden Tribute to an artist’s doomed love is uncovered after 140 years,” by Alan Hamilton and was in the Times. (www.timesonline.co.uk) . It was written in November of 2005, though! I was so curious which painting it was, but now I’m even more curious about the Lizzy Siddal painting thats being restored for the 150th birthday. Are there images of it anywhere? Or a description?

Stephanie, i hope you rec’ed the collage.

And Alan, very interesting about little Lizzy Siddal from South of Sheffield!

By: Deborah McMillion

Deborah McMillion — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:27:40 +0000

I was very pleased to see a nice site about Lizzie that doesn’t dwell on her eXhumation. I always thought there was a book in the “missing years” and when she was in Sheffield. I visited Highgate in 1998 and asked to see her stone. The ground in the area was covered in snowdrops. I was able to buy two now rare books, 1 from Ruskin museum that contained her poems. But the biggest coup was coming across Roger Lewis and finding he had copies of their limited edition, numbered volume of all her poems, paintings,drawings with her monogram Rossetti did for her. I am letting them go as my art has changed on eBay. I have photos of her stone, too. Thanks!

By: Allan Siddall

Allan Siddall — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:39:08 +0000

Thanks so much for this site. I love the story of Elizabeth and her work, and great to find so much on one site. My mother was called Elizabeth Siddall and my daughter also. Sadly my mother has died and never knew the connection, but my daughter looks so like Elizabeth in her portraits. Amazingly, I never realised I was giving my daughter the same name as my mother (who was always called Liz) and all this before I’d ever heard of the original Elizabeth.
When a cinema usherette saw my daughter’s I.D. recently she gasped ‘You were christened Elizabeth Siddall! Your parents rock!’ Which of course we do (even if we did it all by accident…). Obviously another fan.
I understand Elizabeth originated from the Sheffield area. My family are from south of Sheffield, so I’ve wondered if there was a family connection anyway.
Keep up the good work. Allan Siddall

By: Stephanie Pina

Stephanie Pina — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:42:56 +0000

Oh, wow, thank you! My email address is stephaniepina@lizziesiddal.com

Thank you for the well wishes!

By: lisa ellen

lisa ellen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:07:47 +0000

Stephanie, forgot to say that several years ago i made a multi-media collage and did not know “who” it was of until i discovered Lizzy’s story. I would like to send it to you as my gift to you, for all of your wonderful PRB work.

best wishes for your husband’s healing, Lisa E.

p.s. is there some e-mail address i can send the image to? Please feel free to use my personal e-mail if you can access that here….

By: lisa ellen

lisa ellen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:45:45 +0000

Hi Stephanie and Steve,

Thanks for looking into the mystery painting at Redhouse. I have not come back to this site for a while but was grateful for your interest in the question. I’ll dig up that article and see if there are any more specifics.

I recently watched Desperate Romantics and was sort of surprised by the liberties taken with the story historically. I’ve noticed that some of the people writing about Lizzy Siddal and the PRB’s have names that are similar to people connected to those circles at the time – such as Lucinda (Lucy Maddox Brown/ Rossetti) and Franny Moyle (Fanny Cornforth). It made me smile and wonder whether people have “come back” to restore the story!