Richard Rothwell's portrait of
Mary Shelley was shown at the
Royal Academy in 1840, accompanied
by lines from Percy Shelley's poem
The Revolt of Islam calling her a
"child of love and light".
Mary Shelley was shown at the
Royal Academy in 1840, accompanied
by lines from Percy Shelley's poem
The Revolt of Islam calling her a
"child of love and light".
Mary Shelley ( née Mary
Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August
1797 – 1 February 1851)