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his assistant frequently to create copies which he would complete and at one stage Dunn complains at having to create a third copy of the same painting. Some have said that some of Rossetti's paintings were in fact almost entirely created by Dunn. Charles Fairfax Murray, who was later another of Rossetti's assistants, claimed that the
242:. The lost salary remained in dispute until after Rossetti's death. When Rossetti died Dunn was very helpful to William Rossetti in his role as executor, though he considered Dunn to be an alcoholic. Dunn eventually obtained the considerable sum of money that was owed to him from Rossetti's estate. 176:
Dunn's paintings are influenced by Rossetti and in some cases he would make preliminary studies and copies for Rossetti. His painting style was described as "more solid than graceful". Dunn recounted that he was given the position after successfully creating a copy of Rossetti's work. Rossetti used
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Dunn worked as Rossetti's assistant for many years, but they quarreled and Rossetti refused to pay him. The quarrel continued until Dunn returned to his native Cornwall in 1880, leaving Rossetti's household in chaos. Rossetti then replaced Dunn with another companion; the author
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Dunn was not only an artist's assistant, but also a secretary and friend. It was Dunn who first arranged for Rossetti to get a bank account, as Rossetti would keep his money in a drawer where he, and others, could freely help themselves.
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Dunn left Rossetti's house because he was owed his salary. After Rossetti died, Dunn received the money that was owing to him and he would die whilst living with the poets
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was admired by Dunn although it not known if his feelings were returned. Dunn is reported to have only had a few women in his life and no long term attachments.
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in 1867 when Rossetti's assistant, Walter Knewstubb, left to launch his own career. Dunn had been recommended for the position by the American artist
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which is attributed to him. Dunn is thought to have later recreated this picture in coloured chalk based on Rossetti's version.
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Venus Imaginaria: Reflections on Alexa Wilding, Her Life, and Her Role as Muse in the Works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Dunn's watercolours and his other paintings are in collections in Cornwall and other British galleries.
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from alcoholism. The three of them lived together at Watts-Dunton's house until Dunn died in 1899.
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A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids
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Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his circle (Cheyne walk life)
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Dunn's recollections of Rossetti and his friends were later published.
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described Dunn as having bright dark eyes and being prematurely grey.
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was actually painted by Dunn and only "touched up" by Rossetti.
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Cultivating Victorians: liberal culture and the aesthetic p.128
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At the end of his life he was taken in by the critic and poet
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Dunn was the son of a tea merchant. He was born in 1838 in
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was painted by Dunn and then "touched up" by Rossetti.
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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Said the Lady of Shalott
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Truro
Cornwall
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Pre-Raphaelites
Lady Lilith
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Theodore Watts-Dunton

Theodore Watts-Dunton
Cheyne Walk
Truro
Heatherleys School of Fine Art
Chelsea
Edith
Cheyne Walk
Walter Deverell
William Rossetti
Lady Lilith
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lady Lilith

Metropolitan Museum
Lady Lilith
Alexa or Alice Wilding
Hall Caine
Theodore Watts-Dunton
Swinburne

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