Our social media today is being taken over by the wonderful Pre-Raphaelite Society Chair and new Professor of Pre-Raphaelite Studies, Dr. Serena Trowbridge. She will be sharing more about the society, and why you should become a member, her favourite artworks and new role!

#SwiftieSunday- a trio of Taylor album covers and Pre-Raphaelite pairings. @taylorswift13’s first track on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album is ‘Fate of Ophelia,’ and with this cover we can see the Pre-Raphaelite references. 🖼️ ‘Ophelia’, John Everett Millais, 1851-2, @Tate.

From one poet to another, we think Christina Rossetti and Taylor Swift would get along, have feminist thoughts to share and of course have a lengthy discussion of her ‘Tortured Poets Department’ album. 🖼️ ‘Christina Rossetti in a Rage’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Wightwick Manor.

#SwiftieSunday- a trio of @taylorswift13 album covers posts and our Pre-Raphaelite pairings. The depiction of Christina in a rage, due to a review of her poetry in The Times, works well with Taylor’s ‘Reputation’ album and its themes of scrutiny and press attention on women.

RT @serena_t: Calling all Pre-Raph researchers: event on Sept 20th @bmi1854 - doctoral students & academics, curators & writers share their….

#FelineFriday today for #InternationalCatDay. 1. 🖼️ ‘The Awakening Conscience’, William Holman Hunt, 1853, @Tate. 2. 🖼️ ‘Old Woman by the Fire’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846, Wightwick Manor & Gardens. 3. 🖼️ ‘The Love Potion’, Evelyn De Morgan, 1903, @DeMorganF.

New Pre-Raphaelite Exhibition Announcement! . At @perthartgallery, ‘Millais in Perthshire’, explores the relationship between Millais and Perthshire, Scotland. The exhibition is the result of a long-term loan of a private collection of 300 artworks belonging to the artist.

RT @V_and_A: Happy birthday to Beatrix Potter, born July 28th, 1866! Known for Peter Rabbit and more, she was also a dedicated farmer and c….

🖼️ ‘Louisa Ruth Herbert’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1858-59. 🖼️ ‘Louisa Ruth Herbert’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1858. 🖼️ ‘Louisa Ruth Herbert’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1858. For more content and to join our community, become a member of the society-

Born Louisa Ruth Maynard, she made her London debut in 1855 at the Strand Theatre. She eventually became the manager of the St James’s Theatre, London, in 1864 for four years, and hired the then little-known Henry Irving as her leading man and assistant manager at the theatre.

Today’s @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange theme is film and cinema, so we are raising the red velvet curtain on the Victorian actress Louisa Ruth Herbert (1831-1921). An actress and manager, she was also a model for Dante Gabriel Rossetti and sat for him between 1858 and 1860.

Visit our website for more information- 🖼️ ‘The English Boy’, Ford Madox Brown, 1860. 🖼️ ‘The White Mayde of Avenel’, Frederick Sandys, 1902. 🖼️ ‘Portrait of a Girl (Sophie Gray)’, John Everett Millais, 1857.

#StaringSaturday, we are staring until you submit an abstract for the next round of the Pre-Raphaelite Graduate Network Scheme, to deliver a 20 minute PowerPoint presentation on your research. The deadline to submit your abstract is 18 July to PRSgraduatenetwork@gmail.com.

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🖼️ ‘Ophelia’, John William Waterhouse, 1894. 🖼️ ‘The Haunted Wood’, Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal, 1856, Wightwick Manor & Gardens. 🖼️ ‘Gardening (Spring)’, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1864.

#ThursdayTrees, Pre-Raphaelite arboreal artworks. We are celebrating trees as the Woodland Trust describes them as ‘the ultimate multi-taskers in the fight against climate change.’ The UK’s woodlands store one billion tonnes of carbon in trees, dead wood, leaf litter and soil!

🖼️ ‘Influences’, Henry John Stock, 1905. 🖼️ ‘The Red Apple’, Henry John Stock. 🖼️ ‘Fire and the Sea’, Henry John Stock, 1912.

We are adding a new artist to our virtual gallery today - Henry John Stock - who drew inspiration from the Symbolists and the Pre-Raphaelites. Stock celebrated the feats and fancies of the imagination in his art. #TuesdayThoughts …

Magic and Midsummer: celebrating the season of summer. 1. 🖼️’Midsummer Eve’, Edward Robert Hughes, 1908. 2. 🖼️ ‘Midsummer’s Eve: A Reverence to Roses’, John Henry Lorimer, 1905, National Trust Scotland. 3. 🖼️ ‘Hermia and Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, John Simmons, 1870

RT @PreRaphPodcast: LIVE NOW! Welcome to Cecilia Neil-Smith who plunges the aquatic depths of Burne-Jones, de Morgan and Waterhouse, showin….

Hi I’m Dr. Serena Trowbridge and for my final social media takeover post, I wanted to share about an exciting new role, and the first of its kind- Professor of Pre-Raphaelite Studies- and how inspired I am by the current diversity of research and scholars involved in the field.