Round 9: 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. Poppies symbolizing death appear in that (10[2])painting of this character, which inspired a later depiction by John William Waterhouse. (10[2])Elizabeth Siddal became sick (10[2])after sitting (10[1])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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