Edward Burne-Jones
Edward Burne-Jones was a British Pre-Raphaelite-associated painter known for elongated figures, medieval subjects, and richly colored, dreamlike scenes.
Painter
Evelyn De Morgan
Evelyn De Morgan was a British painter whose luminous oils use myth, allegory, and social themes in works linked to Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist art.
Evelyn De Morgan quick facts
De Morgan explored mythology, spiritual allegory, women's roles, and pacifism through planned oil-painted figures and striking color contrasts.
| Full name | Mary Evelyn Pickering |
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| Born | 1855 · London, England |
| Died | 1919 · London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Movements | Later Pre-Raphaelite influence (not a founding member); Symbolism |
| Paint types | Oil Paint |
| Other media | — |
| Other materials | — |
| Painting surfaces | Canvas · Wood (occasional oil panels) |
| Painting methods | Developed paintings from preparatory drawings, using detailed oil layering and carefully planned color contrasts |
| Common subjects | Sleep, night, dawn, mythical women, peace and war, spiritual transformation, and social justice |
| Notable works | Night and Sleep · The Storm Spirits · The Mourners · The Love Potion |
Sources: De Morgan Foundation: Evelyn De Morgan and her paintings, National Trust: The Mourners, oil on canvas, Watts Gallery: Evelyn De Morgan and her allegories.
Paint types used by Evelyn De Morgan
De Morgan painted mythic and allegorical subjects in oil, including The Mourners; museum records document the medium across her finished canvases.
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Oil paint
The National Trust records The Mourners as oil on canvas, while the De Morgan Foundation documents oil painting as central to Evelyn De Morgan’s practice. Her pastel and other preparatory studies are drawings, not alternate paint types for the finished canvas. This entry reflects the documented medium in a representative allegorical work.
Sources: National Trust Collections: The Mourners, oil on canvas; De Morgan Foundation: Evelyn De Morgan; Watts Gallery: Evelyn De Morgan.
Painting surfaces used by Evelyn De Morgan
De Morgan’s canvases carry mythic and allegorical paintings, and museum records identify canvas as the support for individual finished works.
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Canvas
De Morgan’s large allegorical paintings, including The Mourners, are documented on canvas. The textile support carries her carefully staged figures and symbolic scenes, distinct from paper used for preparatory drawings. The National Trust and De Morgan Foundation records support canvas as a recurring surface in her finished paintings.
Sources: De Morgan Foundation: Evelyn De Morgan and her paintings, National Trust: The Mourners, oil on canvas, Watts Gallery: Evelyn De Morgan and her allegories.
Painters similar to Evelyn De Morgan
Burne-Jones shared her interest in dreamlike myths, while Spartali Stillman pursued later Pre-Raphaelite subjects using water-based painting.
Marie Spartali Stillman
Marie Spartali Stillman was a British later Pre-Raphaelite painter whose watercolors, gouache, and tempera depict medieval stories, women, and landscapes.