1/5 Some of the most popular Pre-Raphaelite works are in galleries across the UK. Ophelia by John Everett Millais painted c.1851 and depicting the daughter of Polonius from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. It can be seen in the @Tate Britain. #preraphaelites
2/5 The Hireling Shepherd by William Holman Hunt. Painted in 1851 it depicts a shepherd neglecting his flock in pursuit of a young woman. It can be seen in @mcrartgallery The artist intended it to represent theological debates of the time in the Church.
3/5 The Last of England by Ford Maddox Brown painted in 1855. It depicts a family emigrating to Australia. The models were the artist and his wife. The painting is in @BM_AG. If you look closely you can see a child’s hand under the woman’s cloak.
4/5 King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid painted in 1884 by Edward Burne-Jones. It tells the story of Prince Cophetua of Ethiopia who fell in love with a beggar named Penelophon. You can see this painting in @BM_AG
5/5 Finally, Proserpine painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1882. He made many copies of this painting and the model was his mistress Jane Morris. She holds a pomegranate in her hand. This version of the painting is in @BM_AG