Fanny Cornforth
Fanny Cornforth (born Sarah Cox; 3 January 1835 – 24 February 1909) was an English artist's model, and the mistress and muse of the Pre-Raphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Cornforth performed the duties of housekeeper for Rossetti. In Rossetti's paintings, the figures modelled by Fanny Cornforth are generally rather voluptuous, differing from those of other models such as Alexa Wilding, Jane Morris and Elizabeth Siddal.
Fanny Cornforth | |
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Fanny Cornforth by Dante Gabriel Rossetti c 1865 Pencil on paper | |
| Born | Sarah Cox 3 January 1835 Steyning, Sussex, England |
| Died | 24 February 1909 (aged 74) Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester, England |
| Known for | Model (art), Housekeeper (servant) |
| Notable work | Portrayed by Rossetti many times in pencil on paper; less frequently in red chalk (sanguine), 1860s and 1870s. Also model for Edward Burne-Jones and J. R. Spencer Stanhope. |
| Movement | Pre-Raphaelites |
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