Round 7: 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 next to another painter who depicted this character along the Hogsmill River. Poppies symbolizing death appear in that painting of this character, which inspired (10[1])a later depiction by John William Waterhouse. (10[1])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 floating in a river after her drowning? ■END■

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