•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.
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