Jane Morris

Jane Morris
Jane Morris, 1865
Born
Jane Burden

(1839-10-19)19 October 1839
Oxford, England
Died26 January 1914(1914-01-26) (aged 74)
Bath, England
Occupation(s)Embroiderer, artist's model
Known forEmbroidery and Pre-Raphaelites
Spouse
(m. 1859; died 1896)
ChildrenJenny Morris
May Morris
RelativesElizabeth Burden (sister)

Jane Morris (née Burden; 19 October 1839 – 26 January 1914) was an English embroiderer in the Arts and Crafts movement and an artists' model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model and muse to her husband William Morris and to Dante Gabriel Rossetti.[1] Her sister was the embroiderer and teacher Elizabeth Burden.[2]

  1. ^ "Janey Morris: Pre-Raphaelite Muse". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ Marsh, Jan (1987). Pre-Raphaelite Women: Images of Femininity. New York: Harmony Books. ISBN 0-517-56799-7.