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Julia Prinsep Stephen (née Jackson; formerly Duckworth; 7 February 1846 – 5 May 1895) was an English Pre-Raphaelite model and philanthropist. She was the wife of the biographer Leslie Stephen and mother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, members of the Bloomsbury Group.
Julia Prinsep Stephen is usually known, if she is known at all, as the mother of the writer Virginia Woolf and the artist Vanessa Bell. Beyond that she remains a shadowy, elusive figure, often described as a vision, an angel, or an invisible presence.
Julia Stephen was a philanthropist, writer, and celebrated beauty, whose defence of the ‘agnostic woman’ – though unpublished in her lifetime – presented a powerful argument for the right of women to religious scepticism.
Biography – The Elusive Julia Prinsep Stephen. Mrs Herbert Duckworth by Julia Margaret Cameron (1872). My search to find out about the elusive Julia Prinsep Stephen (pictured), mother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell.
22 de mar. de 2011 · Cause of Death: rheumatic fever. Parents: Dr. John JACKSON (1804 - 1887) Maria JACKSON (1818 - 1892) Siblings (2): Adeline Maria VAUGHAN (1837 - 1881) Mary Louisa FISHER (1840 - 1916)
The niece and goddaughter of Julia Margaret Cameron and, like her, a member of the artistic circle which gathered at Little Holland House. She was a renowned beauty and a favourite of the Pre-Raphaelites and sat for Burne-Jones, as well as G. F. Watts and her godmother.
Julia Prinsep Stephen was born on 7 February 1846 in Calcutta, the fourth child of John and Maria Jackson. Her father hastily scrawled his brief, blot-stained letter the following day, no doubt anxious to send the news with a ship due to sail.
