{"product_id":"stunner-the-fall-and-rise-of-fanny-cornforth-hardcover","title":"Stunner: The Fall and Rise of Fanny Cornforth - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKirsty Stonell Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only biography of one of the most controversial models of the Pre-Raphaelite art scene.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fanny Cornforth was a Victorian supermodel whose face epitomized the vision and life of the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. In their twenty-five years together, she played many parts from muse, medium, and lover to housekeeper and nurse. Because of her care of the artist, he was able to create some of the best-known and celebrated artworks of the nineteenth century. Upon his death, however, Fanny became an outcast, accused of stealing, lying, and even murder. Her journey from rural poverty to celebrated beauty gave her a life she could never have dreamed of, but her choice of love above security saw her end her days in an asylum. \u003ci\u003eStunner\u003c\/i\u003e separates the truth from the lies in telling the life story of one of the most infamous women of Bohemian London, from canvas to asylum.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirsty Stonell Walker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003ePre-Raphaelite Girl Gang\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Light and Love\u003c\/i\u003e, both also published by Unicorn. Since 2011, she has written a blog, The Kissed Mouth, where she publishes original research on the many models of the Pre-Raphaelites. She has also written two novels about Victorian artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47479676797106,"sku":"9781914414145","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ffc766fa143496deb95507bfc2715c58.webp?v=1779242756","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/stunner-the-fall-and-rise-of-fanny-cornforth-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}