A Marriage of Arts & Crafts: Evelyn & William De Morgan in Wilmington, Delaware, showcases paintings and ceramics by two underrecognized yet influential artists. Evelyn De Morgan, “Flora” (detail) ...

There she is in Order of the Release, 1853 (pictured right), posing as the wife of an imprisoned Jacobite Highlander. I like to imagine this brilliant composition as a reflection of her marriage.

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Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Oct. 31, 2010-Jan. 30, 2011 and at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Mar. 6-May 29, 2011. https ...