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Toy Gods now available to read online
Wilhelmina Stirling was the sister of Evelyn De Morgan and founder of the De Morgan Collection. She was a successful her author in her own time, but is largely forgotten today. We are indebted to our...
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Sport in De Morgan Artworks
William and Evelyn De Morgan both benefitted from a formal art education in the late-Victorian period. At this time, instructing young artists in drawing from the antique cast was considered the...
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So long, farewell
Evelyn De Morgan’s Flora (1894) is internationally renowned as being one of the Pre-Raphaelite painter’s most accomplished pictures and a jewel in the De Morgan Foundation Collection. Such is its fame...
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Our De Morgan
This week, we asked you to chose your favourite De Morgan artworks to create an online exhibition together. “I think we can look at this as a reflection of what those who follow De Morgan on Twitter...
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The Presence and the Dream: Pre-Raphaelite Poetry Book
The Presence and the Dream: A Decade of the Pre-Raphaelite Society Poetry Prize. Edited by Serena Trowbridge and Sarah Doyle. Review by Glenda Youde. In The Presence and the Dream Serena and Sarah have...
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Putting a Name to the Face in the De Morgans’ Artworks
“Mrs Keene” doesn’t resonate as one of the greats of Pre-Raphaelite painting, but her name deserves to be as well-known as her face. In this week’s blog, Scott Thomas Buckle identifies this prolific...
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150 years of De Morgan & Co.
In 1872, William De Morgan made his commitment to becoming a ceramic designer. He gave up his successful and lucrative career as a designer of stained glass to establish what was arguably the most...
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The De Morgan Museum awarded Accreditation Accolade
The De Morgan Museum isn’t your average museum. A large and beautiful collection of Victorian Pre-Raphaelite paintings and ceramics, it was homeless just five years ago and in serious threat of being...
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William De Morgan and Women’s Suffrage
Volunteer Nikita Salt introduces William De Morgan’s support of Women’s Suffrage for International Women’s Day. In 1912 William De Morgan sent a letter to Winifred Holiday (1866-1949) a famous...
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The Influence of Botticelli’s Portraits on Evelyn De Morgan
In 1894, Evelyn De Morgan painted Flora a tribute to Florence, its Goddess, and the work of Sandro Botticelli (1444/5 – 1510). Flora’s elongated ‘contrapposto’ pose and tilted head can’t fail to recall...
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