Lizzie Siddal : the tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite supermodel
Before the modern supermodel, there was Lizzie Siddal, whose image captivated a generation-and whose life ended tragically in a laudanum-soaked suicide.Saved from the drudgery of a working-class existence by Dante Rossetti, the young Pre-Raphaelite poet and painter who became her lover, Lizzie Siddal was one of the most famous faces in Victorian Britain and a pivotal figure in London's artistic scene. Today, even those who do not know her name re...
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