“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 hand-embroidered inscription on the linen border refers to a letter to the artist’s sister, the poet Christina Rossetti, in which he mentions a black silk dress Lizzie had recently [...]

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On the anniversary of Elizabeth Siddal’s death:

Previously posted at preraphaelitesisterhood.com: 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 fact that my husband is going to continue to be hospitalized at least until mid-March with osteomyelitis, a bone infection.  So, I’ve been adapting to life [...]

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The death of Elizabeth Siddal remembered at Highgate Cemetery

Via Jan Marsh: The 150th anniversary of Elizabeth Siddal’s death on 11 February 1862 from an opiate overdose is being marked at her graveside in Highgate Cemetery tomorrow morning, with a display in the newly redecorated funeral chapel in splendid Puginesque style, and a lecture in the evening. If weather permits – ice and snow [...]

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Special Event at Highgate Cemetery for the 150th anniversary of Elizabeth 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 on that day by Lucinda Hawksley, author of Lizzie Siddal, Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel.   Being in the U.S., I will not be able to attend, but my ever-faithful [...]

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Recent Activity at LizzieSiddal.com and Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood

This post is mainly for those of you who read this site via a Feed Reader and don’t visit this site or Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood often.  Personally, I enjoy using Google Reader.  It’s so convenient and I read feeds of my favorite blogs on my laptop or on my phone.  It’s been quite helpful recently as [...]

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Pre-Raphaelite Reading Project: La Morte d’Arthur

I’d love for you to read along with me as I start my latest selection for the Pre-Raphaelite Reading Project.  The current book is La Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory.  Read along at your own pace and feel free to participate by commenting at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood or at the Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood Facebook page.  You [...]

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Buy the Lady of Shalott DVD for a special cause!

Please read my recent post at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood. We’re going through a difficult time and I’m so grateful that WAG Screen has offered to donate 50% of their Lady of Shalott DVD sales for the next five weeks to my family. I understand if purchasing the dvd is not something you can do at this [...]

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Latest Pre-Raphaelite Links:

On my blog Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood, I’ve started a reading project.  I’d love for you to join me.  Hopefully it will  grow into an active book discussion group.  The current theme is Pre-Raphaelite inspired reading and we’ll be exploring works that inspired the Pre-Raphaelites. Pre-Raphaelite Inspired Reading:  Sidonia the Sorceress I’d also like to mention two [...]

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Latest LizzieSiddal.com Updates!

I’ve been making a lot of changes to the site.  I have a lot left to do, so please bear with me over the next couple of days!  I’ve added a new page:  About this site A new Download area has also been added, which allows you to find the Elizabeth Siddal episode of The [...]

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