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The Pre-Raphaelite Society is the international society for the study and appreciation of the Pre-Raphaelite movement and its followers. #PreRaphaeliteSociety www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org

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Salvador Castío @salvadorcastio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Looking forward to this.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A campaign to fundraise to have Pre-Raph artist Marie Spartali Stillman’s headstone conserved in time for the centenary of her death next year- www.gofundme.com/f/marie-spartali-stillman/
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Donate to Marie Spartali Stillman, organized by david parsons
Marie Spartali was an eminent pre-Raphaelite artist. She married the American polymath William… david parsons needs your support for Marie Spartali Stillman
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
LIVE NOW on our Pre-Raphaelite Podcast! Welcome to Fiona Slattery Clark to discuss her exhibition 'May Morris: Crafting a Legacy' at the Lady Lever Gallery. This exhibition celebrates the many creative works of May Morris. the-pre-raphaelite-podcast.podbean.com/e/may-morris...
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May Morris: Crafting a Legacy | The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast
It is a pleasure to welcome the wonderful Fiona Slattery Clark who is  Curator of Decorative Art for National Museums Liverpool. Fiona joins us to discuss her current exhibition 'May Morris: Crafting ...
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
TOMORROW- www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail... 🌟DATE: Saturday 19th September 2026 🌟TIME: 11.30am 🌟SPEAKER: Andreane Rellou 🌟VENUE: The Birmingham and Midland Institute 🖼️ TITLE: THE THREE GRACES SHORT FILM AND LECTURE.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Details Of A New In Person Lecture: THE THREE GRACES SHORT FILM AND LECTURE. 🌟DATE: Saturday 19th September 2026 🌟TIME: 11.30am 🌟SPEAKER: Andreane Rellou 🌟VENUE: The Birmingham and Midland Institute www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
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THE THREE GRACES. | Pre-Raphaelite Soc
This wonderful event will begin with a lecture giving us an insight into Andreane's research into the lives of Maria Spartali Stillman, Maria Zambaco and Aglaia Coronio, followed by a screening of the...
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Deadline fast approaching! Register your interest to present a paper now- www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/graduate-net...
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PRS Graduate Network | Pre-Raphaelite Soc
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Kinda chic … the Pre-Raphaelite Society.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Founder’s Day Lecture Speaker: Dr. Carol Jacobi Lecture Title: ‘Pre-Raphaelite! Showing and Telling 1848-2028’ Date: Saturday 10th October 2026 Time: AGM - 10.30 am Founder’s Day Lecture: 11.45am Venue: The Birmingham and Midland Institute www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
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AGM and Founder's Day Lecture | Pre-Raphaelite Soc
Annual General Meeting followed by our Founder's Day Lecture to be delivered by Dr. Carol Jacobi
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
All the summer hats by Julia Margaret Cameron for #thursdayvibes. The first entitled ‘For I’m to be the Queen of May Mother’, the second ‘Summer Days’ and the third ‘Ophelia Study No 2’.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
New Talk: FORESTS OF A FUTURE PAST IN WILLIAM MORRIS’S ‘NEWS FROM NOWHERE’ Dr. Dion Dobrzynski 11am, Saturday 13th June ONLINE VIA ZOOM. This talk explores Morris’ vision of a forested London as a challenge to industrial capitalism. Tickets: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Escaping the heat by imagining we are mermaids #hotsummer. ‘I would be a mermaid fair; I would sing to myself the whole of the day;’ Extract from ‘The Mermaid’, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1830. …
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
A free conference in London on Monday - www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
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Lunder Institute at Tate Britain | Tate Britain
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
New Talk Alert! ‘Artists in Wonderland: Pre-Raphaelite Adventures in Oxford’ 11.30am, Sat 30 May This is an in person talk at Birmingham & Midland Institute Book here- www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail... A fascinating lecture exploring the Pre-Raphaelites association with Oxford.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The heady scent of Bluebells is wafting across the UK this week. To celebrate are Pre-Raphaelite depictions of these purple perfumed presents. 🖼️ ‘Bluebells’, Lawrence Alma Tadema. 🖼️ ‘The Woodmans Child’, Arthur Hughes, 1860, Tate. 🖼️ ‘The Fairy Wood’, Henry Meynell Rheam, 1903.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A Rossetti painting prop for #WorldArtDay. In our previous post we shared Rossetti’s painting ‘Washing Hands’, one of a number of artworks from the 1850s and later that features this cistern, now on display at Wightwick Manor in their current exhibition ‘The Rossettis: Siblings and Spouses’. …
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Happy #WorldArtDay with the story of a Dante Gabriel Rossetti pouring prop …. A story to be continued later today … 🖼️ ‘Washing Hands’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Happy Easter Sunday with some hopping hares and rambunctious rabbits to celebrate. 🖼️ ‘Rabbit amid Ferns and Flowering Plants’, William J Webbe, 1855, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 🖼️ ‘The White Rabbit’, John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, c.1871. 🖼️ ‘The Hare’, Phillip Webb, 1886, Wightwick Manor.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The Lamb of God, three Pre-Raphaelite depictions of flocks of sheep for this #GoodFriday. 🖼️ ‘The Pretty Baa-Lambs’, Ford Madox Brown, c.1851, BMAG. 🖼️ ‘Our English Coasts’, William Holman Hunt, 1852, Tate. 🖼️ ‘The Hireling Shepherd’, William Holman Hunt, 1851-2, Manchester Art Gallery.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
A reminder that our chair is giving a lecture later today - which you can see in person or watch online. ‘Why Does Pre-Raphaelitism Matter Now?’ Professor Serena Trowbridge’s Inaugural Lecture. 18:00 – 20:00, 20 March Birmingham & Midland Institute www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A reminder for today- ‘Remarkable Woman: Pragmatic Feminism in May Morris’s Plays.’ 19:30 – 21:30, Wed 18 March Zoom Lecture Lecture by Professor Serena Trowbridge in collaboration with @williammorrissocuk.bsky.social www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
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A Remarkable Woman: Pragmatic Feminism in May Morris's Plays. | Pre-Raphaelite Soc
Lecture to be presented by Professor Serena Trowbridge in collaboration with The William Morris Society as part of Morris Month.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a trio of green goddesses created by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
‘The Rossettis: Siblings and Spouses’ exhibition at Wightwick Manor is open. A story of the extraordinary talent of one family, four siblings: Gabriel, Christina, William and Maria, and two spouses: Elizabeth Siddal and Lucy Madox Brown. It extends to eight rooms and features newly acquired works.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
LIVE NOW a new episode of our Pre-Raphaelite podcast for #MorrisMonth! To celebrate we are excited to welcome Gabriella Esser and Vanessa Manson from The William Morris Society to share the life and legacies of Morris. They tell us about a busy March filled with activities many of which are online.
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Dinah Roe @preraphsrule.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Just LOOK at this gorgeous fore-edge painting from Gaetano Polidori's 1919 'Traduzione del lament di Tasso di Lord Byron'. @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social 😍
Fore-edge painting depicting a view of Venice (gondolas, lovely architecture, a colourful gold, red and yellow sky with clouds)Fore-edge painting depicting a view of Venice (gondolas, lovely architecture, a colourful gold, red and yellow sky with clouds). Seller's hands holding the book to display the picture are in the image.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Thanks to everyone that came to our in person February lecture at Birmingham & Midland Institute, delivered by Helen Bratt-Wyton and Hannah Squire, co-curators of ‘The Rossettis: Siblings and Spouses’ exhibition opening at Wightwick Manor & Gardens, Saturday 7th March 2026.
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Dinah Roe @preraphsrule.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Highly recommend! Am really looking forward to this exhibition. 😍
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Female rage today courtesy of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s depictions of Joan of Arc. #ThursdayThoughts
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Upcoming Talk! 11.30am, Saturday 7th February at the Birmingham and Midland Institute. An in person talk by curators Helen Bratt-Wyton and Hannah Squire to discuss their upcoming exhibition ‘The Rossettis: Siblings and Spouses’ at Wightwick Manor. www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Sharing images of the legendary Ancient Greek poet and LGBTQ+ hero, Sappho, to remind everyone our poetry competition ends soon, 1 February 2026. If you’d like the chance to have your work published in the Pre-Raphaelite Society Magazine click here- www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/competitions/
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
When you wish they’d just add a bit of seasoning to their food- basil anyone? #TastyThursday (The subject is actually taken from a poem called ‘Isabella’ by John Keats and is about lost love and grief.)
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Flocking to the Fireplace this #FreezingFriday in the UK. 🖼️ ‘At Home: A Portrait’, Walter Crane, 1872, Leeds Art Gallery. 🖼️ ‘Sister Helen’, Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal, Wightwick Manor. 🖼️ ‘Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl’, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1864, Tate.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Reflections today. We want to reflect that the Pre-Raphaelite Society is an independent charity, it’s volunteer-run, and we don’t have the capacity to answer general PRB questions, or check the sheer volume of direct messages we receive on our social media. Please contact us via our website.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Verdant visions with Rossetti’s ‘The Salutation of Beatrice’ (1869)’, ‘My Lady Greensleeves’ (1863) and ‘Il Ramoscello’ (The Twig) (1865) for this week’s #WednesdayWonder. For more content and to join our community, become a member of the society by clicking the link in our bio.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Light, Camera, Action: Light displays are an important part of New Year celebrations the world over, so we are celebrating today with Pre-Raphaelite Photography by Minna Keene. 1. 🖼️ ‘Pomegranates’, c.1910. 2. 🖼️ ‘Woman with flowers (Violet)’, circa 1910. 3. 🖼️ ‘Fenn Lancaster’.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
A Merry Musical Rossetti Christmas. We hope you liked our 2025 #ArtistAdventCalendar. We are taking a break from social media till the new year. See you in 2026, when we will have more lectures, events, podcast episodes, journal articles and magazines, and more social media content, of course.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Day twenty four of our #ArtistAdventCalendar, and to celebrate all the hard work he will be doing later today,‘Old Father Christmas’, by Scottish artist, William Ewart Lockhart (1846–1900), in the collection of The Hunterian, University of Glasgow @hunterianmuseum.bsky.social
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Ann Macbeth for day twenty three of our #ArtistAdventCalendar. 🖼️ ‘Angels Garlanding the Infant Christ’, Ann Macbeth, watercolour heightened with gouache and gold paint. Ann Macbeth was a British embroiderer, designer, teacher and author and a member of the Glasgow Movement.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
A design by May Morris for day twenty-two of our #ArtistAdventCalendar. 🖼️ Design for ‘Amis and Amile’ silk book pouch, May Morris, 1905, @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
From Edward Burne-Jones to John Duncan, Annie Swynnerton, Thomas Cooper Gotch, Phoebe Anna Traquair, Anna Lea Merritt and William Holman Hunt, which was your favourite advent picture last week? #ArtistAdventCalendar
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Lantern Light with William Holman Hunt for day twenty-one of our #ArtistAdventCalendar and to celebrate the longest night of the year #WinterSolstice. 🖼️ ‘The Light of the World’, William Holman Hunt, 1851-52, @kebleoxford.bsky.social.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
An Angelic Advent with Anna Lea Merritt for day twenty of our #ArtistAdventcalendar. Inside Heaven’s gate are two angels – one carrying a scale to weigh the soul, and the other holding a crown of roses to welcome accepted souls. 🖼️ ‘The watchers of the straight gate’, Anna Lea Merritt, 1894.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
An Annunciation by Phoebe Anna Traquair for day nineteen of our #ArtistAdventCalendar. Like many artists of the Arts and Crafts era Traquair worked in a variety of mediums, from embroideries, manuscript illumination, bookbinding, enamelwork, furniture decoration, and mural decoration.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Golden Gotch for day eighteen of our #ArtistAdventCalendar. 🖼️ ‘Alleluia’, Thomas Cooper Gotch, exhibited 1896, Tate. His daughter, Phyllis Marian Gotch, often modelled for her father. She is here seen as the central figure, arms raised in prayer.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Christmas correspondence with Annie Swynnerton’s ‘The Letter’ @royalacademy.bsky.social, for day seventeen of our #ArtistAdventCalendar.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
An early Christmas present just landed in our post box! The latest PRS Review, our magazine, full of poetry, essays, book reviews, news on upcoming events and exhibitions and so much more. This winter edition focusses on stories of work and the working class. …
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Day sixteen of our #ArtistAdventCalendar with John Duncan and his depiction of ‘Saint Bride’ being escorted by angelic intervention to the site of the nativity. 🖼️ ‘Saint Bride’, John Duncan, 1913, @nationalgalleries.bsky.social.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Edward Burne-Jones and a cast of his friends and fellow creatives depicted in ‘Adoration of the Magi’ for day fifteen of our #ArtistAdventCalendar.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish friends. Sharing Jewish artist Simeon Solomon’s ‘Lighting the Lamps, Eve of Sabbath’ 1862, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, to celebrate this Festival of Lights.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Which was your favourite artwork we shared this week? #ArtistAdventCalendar From Simeon Solomon, to Marie Spartali Stillman, Marianne Stokes, John Everett Millais, Evelyn De Morgan, Robert Braithwaite Martineau and William Bell Scott.
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Pre-Raphaelite Society @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Happy Advent day fourteen with William Bell Scott for our #ArtistAdventCalendar. Depicting the Nativity scene in a dilapidated barn near Penkill Castle, Scotland. Angels watch from the rafters, as shepherds arrive. 🖼️ ‘The Nativity’, William Bell Scott, 1872, @nationalgalleries.bsky.social.
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