Medieval women seen through a Pre-Raphaelite eye. English. John Melhuish Strudwick, artist. Living from 1849 to 1937, he worked as a studio assistant to Edward Burne-Jones in his youth.

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“Evensong, Saint Cecilia.” 1897. Source: er artmagick.com. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1925. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Melhuish_Strudwick02.jpg

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“Oh Swallow, Swallow.” Inspired by lines from Tennyson’s “The Princess” about a swallow flying south with a message from the poet to his beloved. 1894. Source: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 80 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Melhuish_Strudwick17.jpg
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“The Ten Virgins.” ca. 1884. Oil on canvas. Exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery in London in 1884. Image © 2020 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/victorian-pre-raphaelite-british-impressionist-art-l15133/lot.8.html

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