Rosamund Clifford

(c.1140-c.1176)

called “The Fair Rosamund” or “Rose of the World”

Rosa mundi rose.

Rosamund in Art:

De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919)
Queen Eleanor and the Fair Rosamund
Probably 19011902
De Morgan Collection

 

 

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)
Fair Rosamund
1861
National Museum WalesCardiff

 

 

Scott, William Bell (1811-1890)
Fair Rosamond Alone in Her Bower
c.1853
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumGlasgow

 

 

Scott, William Bell (1811-1890)
Fair Rosamund in her Bower
after 1854
Private collection

 

 

Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
Fair Rosamund
1916
National Museum WalesCardiff

 

 

Rosamund in Film:

The Lion in Winter
1968
Director: Anthony Harvey
Starring: Peter O’TooleKatharine Hepburn

 

Lover Henry II of England (1133-1189)