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Peacock Tile Panel by William De Morgan, Formally The Peacock House now run by the Richmond Fellowship, London.
William De Morgan became involved with the Pre-Raphaelite movement through William Morris. Morris, Burne-Jones and others were interested in medieval decoration for their homes and De Morgan's tiles were the perfect addition.
Flora, 1894 by Evelyn De Morgan , The De Morgan Foundation, London.
Married to William De Morgan who was associated with the Pre-Raphaelites, Evelyn has also become part of the group of artists who have come to be included in that genre. On the scroll at the bottom right hand corner of the painting is written in Italian:
I am Flora who came from Florence
The City which takes its name from flowers
Amongst the flowers I was born and now changing
home
I have my dwelling in the mountainous north
Welcome and amid the northern mists
Let my treasure be dear to you.