Rossetti

http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24140?docPos=2 - Rossetti

Rossetti was born in London - 12 May 1828

'His admiration for William Blake stemmed from his purchase of a Blake notebook from a British Museum attendant in 1847. - ODB

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/19c/eve_of_stagnes.aspx - eve of St. Agnes by Holman Hunt impresses Rossetti

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/rossetti-the-girlhood-of-mary-virgin-n04872 - Girlhood of Mary - ' This was Rossetti’s first completed oil painting and the first picture to be exhibited with the initials ‘PRB’, for Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, inscribed on it.'

'Rossetti was the first to sign a work with the initials P.R.B. His Girlhood was sent to the Free Exhibition at Hyde Park in 1849, where the initials were ignored but the painting was a success' - ODB

Rossetti met Elizabeth Sidall in 1850 - ODB

Beatrice Meeting Dante at a Marriage Feast - http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/rossetti/works/dante/beatrice.aspx - Lizzie Siddal serves as the model for Beatrice

The Return of Tibullus to Delia - http://www.bmagprints.org.uk/image/331215/dante-gabriel-rossetti-the-return-of-tibullus-to-delia-figure-study

Dante Drawing an Angel - http://www.bridgemanart.com/asset/136163/Rossetti

Found

The Annunciation

Ecce Ancilla Domini! (The Annunciation) (1849-1850) - http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/rossetti-ecce-ancilla-domini-the-annunciation-n01210

'A long friendship between Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones was initiated in 1856 ' - ODB

Bocca Baciata - http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/bocca-baciata-lips-that-have-been-kissed--34360 - Fanny Cornforth is the sitter.

'A setback occurred in April 1861, however, when Elizabeth Siddal gave birth to a stillborn child. The evidence suggests that she suffered from postnatal depression - ODB

'Though Rossetti had a melancholy side, he was also open, warm, and charismatic. With men he seems to have been companionable rather than competitive - ODB

'Rossetti's art work features prominently in many public collections in Britain. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery has perhaps the largest collection, but the Tate has a large number of items, as do the British Museum; Manchester City Art Galleries; the Fitzwilliam Museum.. and the Ashmolean Museum. Abroad, the Fogg Art Museum... has a distinguished collection. The Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft collection at Wilmington, Delaware, holds many items connected with Rossetti and his life.' - ODB