Evelyn de Morgan was born in Yorkshire in northern England in 1855 and became a Pre-Raphaelite painter.  She began drawing lessons in 1870 when she was fifteen and three years later she started attending the Slade School of Art.  She often visited her uncle in Florence and studied the masters of the Renaissance.  She was particularly drawn to Botticelli. 

Phosphorus and Hesperus

Phosphorus and Hesperus: I offer reproductions of this Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece.

De Morgan's appreciation for the Renaissance masters drew her away from Classicism and towards the Pre-Raphaelite movement.  She married the noted Ceramic artist William de Morgan at the age of 32.  Evelyn's work was noted for its strong colors and strong portrayals of women.  Both her and her husband were active in the struggle for Women's Rights.  He died in 1917 and she two years later in London.