Desperate Romantics

Lizzie posing as Ophelia in Desperate Romantics

The second episode of Desperate Romantics is on YouTube. Here we see a reenactment of Lizzie posing in what is perhaps the most famous image of her: Ophelia, painted by Sir John Everett Millais. I’ve included a video clip (hopefully, it is visible to those of you who receive these posts via a reader). Lizzie’s [...]

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I’ve also posted this at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood, so if you subscribe to both blogs I apologize for the repetition! I am incredibly curious about the new BBC production of Desperate Romantics. Being in the United States, I won’t be able to see the program until it airs here. I still have not read Franny Moyle’s [...]

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