When was Dante Gabriel Rossetti born?

•Dante Gabriel Rossetti 12 May 1828 - 9 April 1882•English poet, illustrator, painter and Translator

•Brother of poet Christina Rossetti

•The young Rossetti was described as "self -possessed, articulate, passionate and charismatic" but also "ardent poetic and feckless. He suffered form depression and addictions in later life.

•His later poetry was characterised by a complex interlinking of thought and feeling. Poetry and image are closely entwined in Rossetti's work he frequently wrote sonnets to accompany his pictures.