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Explore the captivating life and exquisite art of Elizabeth Siddal, muse and artist of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, through her self-portraits, inspired paintings, and poetic works. Uncover the deep influence she had on the Pre-Raphaelite movement and her unique artistic legacy.
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The Pre-Raphaelites Eng 386: Victorian Poetry Dr Alison Chapman
From Siddall to Siddal/Guggums/The Sid • He [Deverell] bounded up, marching or rather dancing to and fro about the room and, stopping emphatically, he whispered, "You fellows can't tell what a stupendously beautiful creature I have found. By Jove! she's like a queen, magnificently tall, with a lovely figure, a stately neck, and a face of the most delicate and finished modelling . . . she has grey eyes and her hair is like dazzling copper and shimmers with lustre as she waves it down. And now, where do you think I lighted on this paragon of beauty? Why, in a milliner's back workroom when I went out with my mother shopping . . . I peered over the blind of a glass door at the back of the shop, and there was this unexpected jewel. (WHH’s account) • DGR, Return of Tibullus to Delia (c. 1853)
DGR’s support of her art • "Her power of designing even increases greatly, and her fecundity of invention and facility are quite wonderful, much greater than mine.” (DGR, 1854) • Siddal, Pippa Passes (1854)