De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) The Little Sea Maid 1880–1888 Oil on canvas, 100.2 x 73.4 cm De Morgan Collection Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid (1855), which is the much loved story of the Sea King’s daughter who rescues…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Our Lady of Peace 1907 Oil on canvas, 195.2 x 100.2 cm De Morgan Collection This painting is in response to the Boer war. In Our Lady of Peace we see a Christian knight, who is about…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Cadmus and Harmonia 1877 Oil on canvas, 148.5 x 89.5 cm De Morgan Collection The subject of the painting is from Ovid‘s ‘Metamorphoses‘ (Book IV, 563–603). After Cadmus is changed into a serpent by Mars, his wife…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Lux in Tenebris 1895 Oil on canvas, 150.5 x 99.5 cm De Morgan Collection After Evelyn and William were married in 1887 she became particularly close to her mother-in-law Sophia De Morgan. Sophia was heavily involved with…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) A Soul in Hell probably 1901–1902 Oil on canvas, 67.5 x 87.5 cm De Morgan Collection In the painting a seated man in rich robes is clearly in torment. There is nothing around him to suggest…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Daughters of the Mist 1900–1919 Oil on canvas, 119.4 x 101 cm De Morgan Collection These Daughters of the Mist may be connected to Hans Christian Andersen’s story of the Little Mermaid. She kills herself for life,…
Website: https://www.demorgan.org.uk/ Art: • De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919): A Soul in Hell (1901-02) • De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919): Cadmus and Harmonia (1877) • De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919): Daughters of the Mist (1900-19) • De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919): Flora (1894) •…
De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) The Angel of Death I 1880 Oil on canvas, 93 x 112.8 cm De Morgan Collection The theme of death was an increasingly common theme in Evelyn‘s oeuvre as time went by. The Angel of Death…
(1855–1919) Evelyn De Morgan, née Mary Evelyn Pickering The artist’s works: Cadmus and Harmonia 1877 De Morgan Collection The Angel of Death I 1880 De Morgan Collection The Little Sea Maid 1880–1888 De Morgan Collection Love’s Passing 1883–1884 De Morgan…