Misattribution of Aurora
In 1901, Merton Russell-Cotes purchased Aurora Triumphans (1877-78), a glorious painting of angels trumpeting in the breaking dawn. Monogrammed ‘EBJ 1870’ and attributed therefore to Edward Burne-Jones, [...]
This week, we’re celebrating Burne-Jones
De Morgan volunteer, Vanessa Cumper, introduces you to Burne-Jones and shares some of her sketches of the man and his art in this week's blog. [...]
Living at Spencer Stanhope’s House
De Morgan Trustee and volunteer tour guide, Richard, describes his experience of living at Hill House in Barnsley, once the studio-home of John Roddam [...]
An Inspiration to Waterhouse
Lamia, by John William Waterhouse Lamia, the ancient Greek sorceress, was the subject of Keats 1812 poem. In colourful language, he describes [...]
Toy Gods – Wilhelmina Stirling as an author by Jesse Hellman
The Souls Prison house by Evelyn De Morgan In 1904 Evelyn De Morgan’s younger sister Wilhelmina Pickering Stirling published her novel Toy [...]
A Passion to Preserve Evelyn’s Paintings
Evelyn De Morgan passed away on 2 May 1919, leaving behind her a brilliant and beautiful collection of feminist, pacifist paintings and drawings which [...]
Wilhelmina Stirling – Collecting De Morgan by Vanessa Cumper
You may already know the history of how the De Morgan Collection came to be, if not you might like a quick trip around [...]
Hornblotten Church – One of De Morgan’s earliest commissions, by Richard Dennis
The Tiled Reredos in St Peter’s Church,¹ Hornblotton, Somerset has often been referred to as by William De Morgan. I live hereby and know the [...]
Alessandro Di Marco: Evelyn’s Model and Muse
This week, we are celebrating Evelyn De Morgan's drawings. Whilst she is well known as a painter, her beautiful pencil and pastel studies are [...]
Jane Hales: Evelyn’s Model and Muse
This week, we are celebrating Evelyn De Morgan's drawings. Whilst she is well known as a painter, her beautiful pencil and pastel studies are [...]