Rossetti Drawings Part 2 - Jane Morris

This post is dedicated to Dante Gabriel Rossetti's drawings of Jane Morris,wife of William Morris. Rossetti was obsessed with Jane and produced many works with her as the model. They also had a rather long affair... I have always found Jane to be the coldest, or rather, the most distant of Rossetti's models. However, for me, these drawings seem to offer a more expressionistic view of Jane and give quite an intimate insight into the nature of their somewhat puzzling relationship.

The Roseleaf 1870. This is a beautiful little drawing - the hair, hand and expression are lovely. The square format and Jane's pose are unusual - it shows off her profile and thoughtful expression that Rossetti was so interested in. 

 There are many drawings of Jane sitting or lying down.Because she was such an unusually tall woman she suffered from back problems, especially later in her life. 

I love this drawing - the hands are so well drawn and the dress is beautiful; very unusual and aesthetic.

A nice sketch of Jane in another lovely dress.

It was very hard to chose which drawings to put in this post. I decided to pick a range of different styles - the quick sketches show Jane in daily life,  the more stylized, posed works show her renowned beauty that so captivated Rossetti for so many years.