This work is part of a set of four drawings attributed to Rosa Corder after stained glass windows by Dante Gabriel Rossetti . The head of St George is said to have been modelled on Charles Augustus Howell (1840-90), a rather controversial associate of the Pre-Raphaelites. Corder was an associate and mistress of Howell from 1873, she is considered by many to have been a forger of Rossetti drawings.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The Story of St George - the Return of the Princess
This work is part of a set of four drawings attributed to Rosa Corder after stained glass windows by Dante Gabriel Rossetti . The head of St George is said to have been modelled on Charles Augustus Howell (1840-90), a rather controversial associate of the Pre-Raphaelites. Corder was an associate and mistress of Howell from 1873, she is considered by many to have been a forger of Rossetti drawings.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Charles Augustus Howell and Rosa Corder



[Charles Augustus Howell, drawn by Rossetti]
[Howell's lover Rosa Corder depicted by Whistler]
[A caricature of Howell eavesdropping, while Rosa Corder forges Rossetti drawings (from Rossetti and his Circle by Max Beerbohm)]
If anyone wants to write a good PRB mystery look no futher than:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Augustus_Howell
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