Christina Rossetti Goblin Market (Laura with goblin men) exhibition art print

Art print of an illustration from Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market and Other Poems, second edition, 1865.

Christina’s brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, created illustrations for her collection of poetry, which were made into wood engravings to adorn the second edition of the printed books. The illustration here accompanied the title poem, describing the part of the poem where Rossetti's protagonist, Laura, succumbs to temptation and buys fruit from the goblin men of the market. She pays for her purchase with a lock of her hair, and underneath the illustration the goblin men's words are inscribed: 'Buy from us with a golden curl'.

This art print is 40 x 30 cm, including an artwork credit line and white border. It’s printed on responsibly sourced Mondi 300gsm paper by our Sussex-based printers.

About the artist

Christina Rossetti (1830 – 1894) was an English poet. Educated at home by her mother, Rossetti was a prolific writer, and had her poems published at the age of 18. Her first commercially printed book of poetry, Goblin Market and Other Poems, 1862, was very favourably received by critics and contemporaries, who declared her the successor to Elizabeth Barrett Browning. She sat for her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti for several of his paintings, notably The Girlhood of Mary Virgin, 1848–9 and Ecce Ancilla Domini! (The Annunciation), 1849–50, both part of Tate’s collection. Her poetry is enduringly popular, and has influenced other writers and poets including Virginia Woolf and Philip Larkin. Her verses have also been adapted by composers such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Gustav Holst.

• Artist Christina Rossetti
• Artwork Goblin Market and Other Poems, book cover
• Exhibition The Rossettis
• Dimensions 40 x 30 cm
• Material Responsibly sourced FSC certified paper and card