Frances Polidori

Frances Polidori
Frances Polidori, 1863,
photograph by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Born
Frances Mary Lavinia Polidori

(1800-04-27)27 April 1800
London, England
Died8 April 1886(1886-04-08) (aged 85)
NationalityBritish
WorksModel, educator
SpouseGabriele Rossetti
Children
FatherGaetano Polidori
RelativesJohn William Polidori (brother)

Frances Mary Lavinia Rossetti (née Polidori; 27 April 1800 – 8 April 1886) was a British educator who was the daughter, wife, sister and mother of important writers and artists. She was also a model of the paintings of her son Dante. Some photographic portraits of the Rossetti family by Lewis Carroll in the Victorian era are permanently displayed at the National Portrait Gallery, London.[1]

  1. ^ "National Portrait Gallery". Frances Mary Lavinia Rossetti (née Polidori). Retrieved 12 June 2018.