Fanny Eaton: The 'Other' Pre-Raphaelite Model

2014/01/01 by Roberto C. Ferrari · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Fashion and Cultural Textiles #Architecture, Design, and Social History #Historical Art and Culture Studies

paper · doi:10.7916/d8x92900

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Abstract

This article traces the life of Fanny Eaton (1835-1924), the mixed-race Jamaican-born daughter of a former slave, who emigrated to London and became a model for painters in the Pre-Raphaelite circle during the 1860s. Her mixed-race status made her an exotic in the theatrical sense, allowing her to adopt different guises as subjects in their paintings, and offer an alternative form of the Pre-Raphaelite 'stunner.'

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• Fanny Eaton [wikipedia]

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