Tag: Lizzie & Gabriel
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Memories of Elizabeth Siddal from Georgiana Burne-Jones
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In Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones, Georgiana Burne-Jones writes of Elizabeth Siddal fondly. Reading contemporary accounts of Lizzie is a thrill for me and I enjoy a small glimpse into these moments. Lizzie is first mentioned, briefly, in the chapter discussing the early days of the Rossetti/Burne-Jones friendship. This is during the happy days of their…
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William Bell Scott on Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal
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William Bell Scott recalls meeting Lizzie William Bell Scott on Lizzie and Gabriel’s Marriage Elizabeth Siddal’s Death, Described by William Bell Scott
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Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers: Rossetti and Siddal
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I recently happened upon a 14 volume set of Little Journeys at a local second-hand bookshop. I was practically giddy with excitement to find these, especially the volume that includes Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal. I’ve scanned the book and transcribed the text. Other volumes include Christina Rossetti, William Morris, and John Ruskin. I plan on…
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Commemoration of Siddal and Rossetti’s marriage
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Via Hasting’s Art Forum: 150 years ago on May 23rd 1860 the Pre Raphaelite artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti married his lover and model Lizzie Siddal in St. Clements Church Hastings. Lizzie later became a fine artist and poet in her own right. Sadly just two years later she died. To commemorate the wedding there will…
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Mentions of Lizzie in Rossetti’s letters to his family:
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A full textual transcription of Rossetti’s family letters can be found at The Rossetti Archive. For the purposes of this post, I have only selected letters that mention Elizabeth Siddal in an effort to see how Gabriel communicated with his family in regards to his relationship with her. Taken from Dante Gabriel Rossetti. His Family-Letters…
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Letter from Rossetti to his brother while his pupil uses his studio
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In 1853, while Lizzie was known as Gabriel’s pupil, she painted in his studio while he was visiting the Scott (William Bell Scott) family in Newcastle-on-Tyne. Gabriel mentions this in a letter to his brother, William Michael Rossetti. I believe that this was when Lizzie painted her only self portrait. Newcastle-On-Tyne.20 June [1853]. My Dear…
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Handwriting Analysis of Lizzie Siddal & Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Author Jack Challem, who was kind enough to share a copy of the Rossettis marriage certificate and the first photo of Lizzie’s grave published on this site, has also been gracious enough to mail me an article he co-wrote for The Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies in 1987. This is an analysis of the handwriting of…
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William Bell Scott on Lizzie and Rossetti’s Marriage
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William Bell Scott on Lizzie and Rossetti’s Marriage Published in Autobiographical Notes of the Life of William Bell Scott (New York, Harper & Brothers 1892) W. M. R. next asks me if I knew that Gabriel is about to marry or perhaps, is now married to Miss Siddal, whom you have heard about and possibly…