Marie Stillman (née Spartali)
(1844-1927), Painter and artist's modelSitter in 20 portraits
Artist associated with 1 portrait
A Pre-Raphaelite model, Spartali also sat for Julia Margaret Cameron for a memorable sequence of photographs. A dedicated artist, who studied with Ford Madox Brown and exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery, she was described by Henry James as 'a sincere, spontaneous, naive Pre-Raphaelite'. In 1871 she married journalist W.J. Stillman, and subsequently lived in Italy. Her son Michael Stillman became an architect and settled in the United States.
probably by Marie Stillman (née Spartali), possibly by Lisa Stillman
autotype after a drawing, September 1879
NPG P1273(29a)
Related People
- Christina Spartali (later Countess Edouard Cahn d'Anvers) (sister)
- Euphrosyne ('Effie') Stillman (daughter)
- James William Stillman (son)
- Michael Stillman (son)
- William James Stillman (husband)
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