Thursday, February 10, 2011

Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Portrait of Red Lion Mary, Mrs Mary Nicholson




'Red Lion Mary' was the servant at 17 Red Lion Square, where William Morris and Burne-Jones lived from November 1856 to Spring 1859. Mary had a good relationship with Burne-Jones, and also with Rossetti who visited the house often. Georgiana Burne-Jones' Memorials contain affectionate stories of her friendship with the three men.

125mm x 89mm


Pencil on paper

http://www.bmagprints.org.uk/image.php?id=556764&idx=0&fromsearch=true

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