Round 6: Tossup 5

A 2018 exhibition titled “Beyond” this character showcased paintings such as The Haunted Wood. A man in a red cloak clasps this character’s hand in a painting showing this character tearing up flowers. The setting of one painting of this character was described as a “rascally wirefenced garden-rolled-nursery-maid’s paradise” by John Ruskin and originally featured a water vole. An artist painted The Hireling (10[1])Shepherd while working next to (10[1])another painter who depicted this character (10[1])along the Hogsmill River. Poppies symbolizing death (10[1])appear in that painting of this character, which inspired a later (10[1])depiction by John William Waterhouse. (10[1])Elizabeth Siddal became sick (10[1])after (10[1])sitting in a cold tub for a painting of this character. For 10 points, John Everett Millais (“MILL-ay”) painted what Shakespearean character floating in a river after her drowning? ■END■

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