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Jane Morris (née Burden)

(1839-1914), Embroiderer and artist's model; wife of William Morris

Sitter associated with 31 portraits
In 1857, Burden was spotted by artists Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones in Oxford, and was sought by them as a model. She sat initially for Rossetti and then for William Morris. The two became engaged and married in 1859. Burden was privately educated and recreated herself from the daughter of a stablehand into a lady. She was an accomplished embroiderer and worked with her husband in their furnishings business, embroidering items that he designed. In the late 1860s, Jane began a romantic liaison with Rossetti that lasted until 1876. She was the model for some of his most famous paintings, and her striking appearance provided him with inspiration for over twenty years.

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Jane Morris (née Burden), by Lewis Carroll, after  Dante Gabriel Rossetti - NPG P1273(4a)

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by Lewis Carroll, after Dante Gabriel Rossetti
photograph of drawing, albumen print, 8 October 1863, based on a work of 1861
NPG P1273(4a)

Jane Morris (née Burden), by John Robert Parsons, copied by  Emery Walker Ltd - NPG x137525

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by John Robert Parsons, copied by Emery Walker Ltd
bromide print, July 1865
NPG x137525

Jane Morris (née Burden), by John Robert Parsons, copied by  Emery Walker Ltd - NPG x137526

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by John Robert Parsons, copied by Emery Walker Ltd
bromide print, July 1865
NPG x137526

Jane Morris (née Burden), by John Robert Parsons, copied by  Emery Walker Ltd - NPG x137527

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by John Robert Parsons, copied by Emery Walker Ltd
bromide print, July 1865
NPG x137527

Jane Morris (née Burden), by John Robert Parsons, copied by  Emery Walker Ltd - NPG x137528

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by John Robert Parsons, copied by Emery Walker Ltd
bromide print, July 1865
NPG x137528

Jane Morris (née Burden), by John Robert Parsons, copied by  Emery Walker Ltd - NPG x199254

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by John Robert Parsons, copied by Emery Walker Ltd
bromide print, July 1865
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x199254

Sir Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris with their families, by Frederick Hollyer - NPG x131266

Sir Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris with their families

by Frederick Hollyer
albumen cabinet card, 1874
On display in Room 21 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x131266

Jane Morris (née Burden), by Robert Faulkner & Co - NPG x129536

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by Robert Faulkner & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1879
NPG x129536

Jane Morris (née Burden), by Sir Emery Walker - NPG x19600

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by Sir Emery Walker
modern bromide print, May 1898
NPG x19600

Jane Morris (née Burden), by Sir Emery Walker - NPG x19601

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by Sir Emery Walker
modern bromide print, May 1898
NPG x19601

Jane Morris (née Burden), by Sir Emery Walker - NPG x19602

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by Sir Emery Walker
modern bromide print, May 1898
NPG x19602

Jane Morris (née Burden), by Sir Emery Walker - NPG x19603

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by Sir Emery Walker
modern bromide print, May 1898
NPG x19603

Jane Morris (née Burden), by Sir Emery Walker - NPG x19604

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by Sir Emery Walker
modern bromide print, May 1898
NPG x19604

Jane Morris (née Burden), by Sir Emery Walker - NPG x19605

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by Sir Emery Walker
modern bromide print, May 1898
NPG x19605

Jane Morris (née Burden), by Sir Emery Walker - NPG x19606

Jane Morris (née Burden)

by Sir Emery Walker
modern bromide print, May 1898
NPG x19606

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