Tag: De Morgan Collection

Queen Eleanor and the Fair Rosamund (1901-1902)

De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Queen Eleanor and the Fair Rosamund Probably 1901–1902 Oil on canvas, 75.6 x 66.7 cm De Morgan Collection Rosamund was the mistress of Henry II, who built a house for her at Woodstock in Oxfordshire. Legends say…

William De Morgan (1893)

De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) William De Morgan 1893 Oil on canvas, 42 x 30.5 cm De Morgan Collection See also: • De Morgan, William (1839-1917)

William De Morgan

(1839–1917) William Frend De Morgan The artist’s works: Crucifixion 1865 National Museum Wales, Cardiff Charger with Cupid and Pre-Raphaelite Figure c.1885 Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia Dish c.1885 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Vase c.1885 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Vase c.1890–1900 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago…

Love’s Passing (1883-1884)

De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Love’s Passing 1883–1884 Oil on canvas, 71.7 x 109.8 cm De Morgan Collection The open book shows a passage from Latin poet Tibullus‘s ‘Elegy‘, where the writer imagines dying in his lover’s arms and considers her grief…