The life and letters of Frederic Shields . dreamed of consequences, for the quiet ladyin the black dress was to become his nearest friend, andher beautiful vision of a chapel of rest, to be built to thememory of her husband, was to give the artist thegreat opportunity of his life. A week or two later Shields paid a fortnights visit toLord and Lady Mount-Temple at Babbacombe, the firstof many visits to these angelic hosts. At the endof June he went to Manchester for a week, staying withDr. MLaren, and returned home to attend the sale ofRossettis effects at Cheyne Walk. The diary records :— July
The life and letters of Frederic Shields . dreamed of consequences, for the quiet ladyin the black dress was to become his nearest friend, andher beautiful vision of a chapel of rest, to be built to thememory of her husband, was to give the artist thegreat opportunity of his life. A week or two later Shields paid a fortnights visit toLord and Lady Mount-Temple at Babbacombe, the firstof many visits to these angelic hosts. At the endof June he went to Manchester for a week, staying withDr. MLaren, and returned home to attend the sale ofRossettis effects at Cheyne Walk. The diary records :— July 6th.—To Rossettis sale. To see Holman Hunt,he still patching at his big picture. He expects Ruskinto-morrow to see it. July 1th.—Drawing D. G. head for Miss S s head for dear Hunt. Miss S was a very beautiful model frequently employed by Shields and subsequently by Holman lovely water-colour head of the girl with jasmine inher hair, bequeathed to the writer, and here reproduced,was painted from her. 278. The Lady with the JasminePortrait Study, 18SS DIARY RECORDS 279 July 10th.—To Cheyne Walk—the things all re-moved. All bare. The last look. To Christina Rossetti inevening, she showed me D. G. golden hair, Hancocksmedallion at 13, his own drawing of the same time, andone of him as a child of 4. July 28th.—To Lady Mount-Temples to lunch, andto Academy with Dunn. Leightons decorations for are dreadful. The beautiful design of Love was made in theautumn of this year, much time being spent in theEast End searching for a suitable black baby as model—the tiny chinaman being even more difficult to secure. December ZOth.—Put lettering in Paradise. WroteRossetti notes for F. G. Stephens. To Rossetti Exhibition—a disgrace to the Academy. In January 1883 William Rossetti lost a little son—the diary refers to the sad event. January 25th.—To Academy and Burlington Cluball day with Theodore Watts. To Christina Rossetti andto Wi
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