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 Shepherd while working (10[1])next to another painter who depicted this character along the Hogsmill River. (10[1])Poppies symbolizing death (10[1])appear in that painting of this character, (10[1])which inspired a later depiction by John William Waterhouse. Elizabeth Siddal became sick after sitting in a cold tub for a painting of this character. For 10 points, John Everett Millais (“MILL-ay”) painted what Shakespearean character (10[1])floating (10[1])in a river after her drowning? ■END■

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