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Jane Morris (née Burden; 19 October 1839 – 26 January 1914) was an English embroiderer in the Arts and Crafts movement and an artists' model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to her husband William Morris and to Dante Gabriel Rossetti. [1] Her sister was the embroiderer and teacher Elizabeth Burden.
- Jane Burden, 19 October 1839, Oxford, England
- Elizabeth Burden (sister)
25 August 2009. ( 2009-08-25) Desperate Romantics is a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, first broadcast on BBC Two between 21 July and 25 August 2009. [1] The series somewhat fictionalised the lives and events depicted. Though heavily trailed, the series received mixed reviews and dwindling audiences.
- Hilary Salmon
- 21 July –, 25 August 2009
- 6
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, [1] writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the ...
Apr 4, 2024 · Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Proserpine, 1874, Tate Britain, London, UK. Detail. Jane Morris (1839-1914) was an English embroiderer and artists’ model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to her husband William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Mariana, 1870, Aberdeen Art Gallery ...
May 12, 2022 · This meant that he could, as he said, devote his life to art. Jane Burden, on the other hand, was born into poverty. Her mother was illiterate, and her father was a stablehand in Oxford. When Jane was spotted as a potential model, at the age of 17, she was already working – probably as a college servant or laundress.
Feb 9, 2023 · Jane Morris (née Jane Burden, 1839-1914) was an English artists' model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to William Morris (1834–1896) and eventually married him. In fact she modeled for the only known painting done by Morris - La Belle Iseult, below. "La Belle Iseult" by William Morris.
Apr 12, 2021 · The Pre-Raphaelite Art Model: Jane Burden Morris. Much to a researcher’s disappointment, little is known about the childhood years of Jane Burden Morris. Born in Oxford, England, in 1839 to an impoverished working-class family, her father was a stable handler and her mother a laundress. Most likely, when Jane came of age, the family expected ...
