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Fanny Cornforth

British artist's model (1835–1909)

PersonDied aged 74humanQ450551

Born: January 3, 1835
Died: February 24, 1909
, 1906
Birthplace: Steyning
Place of death: Graylingwell Hospital
, London
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupation: art model
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Fanny Cornforth 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.

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Sex or gender: female
Movement: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Given name: Fanny
Family name: Cornforth
Field of work: art model
Unmarried partner: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

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