Marie Spartali-Stillman was recently honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque as a “Pre-Raphaelite artist and model”. Her painting The Last Sight of Fiammetta (1876) was recently sold at a London auction for £290,000 and over the past few years her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic. But her exceptional artistic talent, her impressive professional career and her connections with the acclaimed Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood represent just one facet of her extraordinary life.

This lecture, by Dr Victoria Solomonidis-Hunter, describes the arc of the fascinating life of Marie, beset with manifold vicissitudes, struggles and tragedies. Her legend lives on by virtue of her own work and that of her Pre-Raphaelite friends who captured her celebrated beauty in their masterpieces.

Victoria Solomonidis-Hunter is a historian. Her fields of research include international and cultural relations, with a particular interest in public history. After a 35-year career in cultural diplomacy, in 2013 she joined UCL as a Lecturer at the School of European Languages, Culture and Society, where she teaches on MA and MSc courses.

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