William Michael Rossetti (1829-1919), Critic and writer
Sitter in 9 portraits
Dante Gabriel's brother, and a civil servant from 1845, William Michael was a founder member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He had virtually no leanings towards painting but acted as Secretary to the PRB and editor of its short-lived journal, The Germ. In later years he established himself as a leading literary critic and acted as a stabilising influence on his brother's increasingly erratic lifestyle.
by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
pencil and wash, 1853
On display at National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA in the exhibition 'Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde'
NPG 5428
William Michael Rossetti; Dante Gabriel Rossetti
by (Henry) Mark Anthony
albumen print, circa 1853
NPG P1273(26h)
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, circa 1860s
NPG P1273(26f)
by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)
albumen print, 7 October 1863
NPG P56
by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)
albumen print, 7 October 1863
NPG P1273(25b)
by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 19 July 1865
NPG P126
by Sir William Rothenstein
oil on canvas, circa 1909
NPG 2485
copied by Howard M. King
bromide print, 2 January 1895
NPG x38877
William Michael Rossetti; Mary Rossetti
by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, circa 1907
NPG x8022
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Related People
Oliva Frances Madox Agresti (née Rossetti) (daughter)
Christina Georgina Rossetti (sister)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (brother)
Frances Mary Lavinia Rossetti (née Polidori) (mother)
Maria Francesca Rossetti (sister)
Mary Rossetti (daughter)
Michael Rossetti (son)
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