pre-raph-whimsy

"Jane has a stretch while Rossetti gets some more paint"

Happy Birthday William Morris

"Rossetti thought horses were boring"

"Annie’s hair was attention grabbing from an early age"

"May did not appreciate the length the local girls went to in order to make her look fashionable"

"Gabriel was showing off again, Christina comforts Michael."

"No uncle Gabriel I don’t want a pet bought from the zoo, I like dogs."

"Fanny and Lizzie ignore Rossetti’s deliberations: for they have their own way of deciding who sits for the next painting"

"The model for Lady Godiva didn’t think she was going to have to model for the horse as well as stripping off"

"Edith Holman Hunt gets broody when Gladys moves out"

"Morris had run out of surfaces for his designs much to Jane’s dismay"

"Rossetti tries to reassure Top that he’s still his favourite pet."

"Rossetti asked for a handheld Harp, Annie was tall but that was never going to work"

"The people of London were excited by Rossetti’s new purchase but Morris was less enthusiastic at the idea of him taking up residence at Kelmscott Manor"

"In his excitement Rossetti forgets to read the small print and quickly writes to the firm asking if they do wombat shoes"

"In the darkroom Fanny gets her revenge on Rossetti for calling her ‘Elephant’"

"Rossetti attempts photography but takes the idea of amalgamation a little too far"