Reproduction of the painting, 'the vampire', by Sir Philip Burne-Jones. A portrait of a femme fatale vampire leaning over her male victim. The model for Philip’s vampire was Mrs. Patrick Campbell, an actress. In 1897, he displayed the painting at an exhibition with a poem “The Vampire” by his cousin, Rudyard Kipling, that described the foolishness of a man allowing himself to be destroyed by a heartless woman. This exhibition was held only a few months before Stoker’s Dracula was first in print. Rudyard Kipling was allegedly inspired to write his poem ''The Vampire'' after viewing the painting. . [Recessional. [A cutting from “The Times,” 17 July 1897.]]. New York : Critic Co., 1898 [1897]. Source: File 279.(2).

PHILIP BURNE-JONES

Reproduction of the painting, 'the vampire', by Sir Philip Burne-Jones. A portrait of a femme fatale vampire leaning over her male victim. The model for Philip’s vampire was Mrs. Patrick Campbell, an actress. In 1897, he displayed the painting at an exhibition with a poem “The Vampire” by his cousin, Rudyard Kipling, that described the foolishness of a man allowing himself to be destroyed by a heartless woman. This exhibition was held only a few months before Stoker’s Dracula was first in print. Rudyard Kipling was allegedly inspired to write his poem ''The Vampire'' after viewing the painting. . [Recessional. [A cutting from “The Times,” 17 July 1897.]]. New York : Critic Co., 1898 [1897]. Source: File 279.(2).

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