Elizabeth Siddal is remembered as a Pre-Raphaelite supermodel and the muse and wife of Gabriel Rossetti. She is cast as a tragic heroine much like the Ophelia she modelled in the renowned Millais painting. But Elizabeth Siddal: Her Story overturns this myth. -Lizzie- is presented as an aspirational and independent woman who knew what she wanted and was not afraid to let it be known.
With extraordinary stories, including previously undiscovered details of Siddal-s journeys across the UK and to the south of France, Jan Marsh reclaims Siddal-s narrative from the historical record. She brings new perspective to the post-natal, mental trauma Elizabeth suffered after a stillbirth. Furthermore, she casts new light on the renowned story of Siddal-s grave being exhumed for Rossetti-s poems.
Jan Marsh explores the finer, little known details of Siddal-s life, including her four months at art school in Sheffield, which Rosetti-s brother always denied. In a
