The Pre-Raphaelite Society is the international society for the study of art of the Pre-Raphaelite movement and its followers. pre-raphaelitesociety.org
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New Talk: FORESTS OF A FUTURE PAST IN WILLIAM MORRIS’S ‘NEWS FROM NOWHERE’
Dr. Dion Dobrzynski
11am, Saturday 13th June
ONLINE VIA ZOOM.
This talk explores Morris’ vision of a forested London as a challenge to industrial capitalism.
Tickets: pre-raphaelitesociety.org/ev…
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Sweet Slumber for this #WednesdayWonder.
1. 🖼️ ‘Silent Noon’, 1894, by John Byam Liston Shaw- inspired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s sonnet of the same name from ‘The House of Life’.
2. 🖼️ ‘Sweet Summer’, John William Waterhouse, 1912.
3. 🖼️ ‘Summer’, Walter Crane, 1895.
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Escaping the heat by imagining we are mermaids #hotsummer.
‘I would be a mermaid fair;
I would sing to myself the whole of the day;
With a comb of pearl I would comb my hair;’
Extract from ‘The Mermaid’, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1830. …
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🖼️ ‘A Mermaid’, John William Waterhouse, 1900, Royal Academy Of Art, London.
🖼️ ‘The Mermaid’, Edward Burne-Jones, 1882, Tate.
🖼️ ‘The Sea Maidens’, Evelyn De Morgan, De Morgan Foundation.
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A free conference in London on Monday -
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New Talk Alert!
‘Artists in Wonderland: Pre-Raphaelite Adventures in Oxford’
11.30am, Sat 30 May
This is an in person talk at Birmingham & Midland Institute
Book here- pre-raphaelitesociety.org/ev…
A fascinating lecture exploring the Pre-Raphaelites association with Oxford.
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The heady scent of Bluebells is wafting across the UK this week. To celebrate are Pre-Raphaelite depictions of these purple perfumed presents.
🖼️ ‘Bluebells’, Lawrence Alma Tadema.
🖼️ ‘The Woodmans Child’, Arthur Hughes, 1860.
🖼️ ‘The Fairy Wood’, Henry Meynell Rheam, 1903.
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Happy #WorldArtDay with the story of a Dante Gabriel Rossetti pouring prop ….
A story to be continued later today …
🖼️ ‘Washing Hands’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865.
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Happy Easter Sunday with some hopping hares and rambunctious rabbits.
🖼️ ‘Rabbit amid Ferns and Flowering Plants’, William Webbe, 1855, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
🖼️ ‘The White Rabbit’, John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, c.1871.
🖼️ ‘The Hare’, Phillip Webb, 1886, Wightwick Manor
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LIVE NOW! Welcome to Bill Toomey, Daniel Sutherland and Carol Jacobi who explore the extraordinary life and works of James McNeill Whistler. Important in the turn towards Aestheticism, Whistler was always forward thinking, ahead of his time and radical in his approach to art.
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A reminder that our chair is giving a lecture later today - which you can see in person or watch online.
‘Why Does Pre-Raphaelitism Matter Now?’
Professor Serena Trowbridge’s Inaugural Lecture.
18:00 – 20:00, 20 March
Birmingham & Midland Institute
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A reminder for today-
‘Remarkable Woman: Pragmatic Feminism in May Morris’s Plays.’
19:30 – 21:30, Wed 18 March
Zoom Lecture
Lecture by Professor Serena Trowbridge in collaboration with the William Morris Society for #MorrisMonth.
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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a trio of green goddesses created by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
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🖼️ ‘With Goodly Greenish Locks’, an illustration for ‘Prothalamion’ by Edmund Spenser. In ‘The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads’, 1920.
🖼️ ‘The Little Foot Page’, Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, 1905, Walker Art Gallery.
🖼️ ‘Joan of Arc’, Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
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‘The Rossettis: Siblings and Spouses’ exhibition at Wightwick Manor is open. The story of a family of extraordinary talent- four siblings: Gabriel, Christina, William and Maria, and two spouses: Elizabeth Siddal and Lucy Madox Brown.
Spanning eight rooms and approx. 100 works.
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LIVE NOW! To celebrate Morris Month, we are delighted to welcome Gabriella Esser and Vanessa Manson from The William Morris Society to share the life, times and legacies of Morris. Gabriella and Vanessa tell us about a busy March, filled with activities, talks and events.
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LIVE NOW a new episode of our Pre-Raphaelite podcast for #MorrisMonth! To celebrate we are excited to welcome Gabriella Esser and Vanessa Manson from The William Morris Society to share the life and legacies of Morris. They tell us about a busy March filled with activities.
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LIVE NOW! A huge welcome and congratulations to a familiar voice to you all, Dr Alex Round joins us to discuss her research, interrogate the sisterhood and share some tips for a PhD in Pre-Raphaelite studies. On behalf of The Pre-Raphaelite Society, congratulations and thank you!
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Thanks to everyone that came to our in person February lecture at Birmingham & Midland Institute, delivered by Helen Bratt-Wyton and Hannah Squire, co-curators of ‘The Rossettis: Siblings and Spouses’ exhibition opening at Wightwick Manor, Saturday 7th March 2026.
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Female rage today courtesy of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s depictions of Joan of Arc. #ThursdayThoughts
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