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"The
Vampire"
was painted
in 1897, the
year in which
Bram Stoker
wrote Dracula,
by Philip
Burne-Jones.
Philip was
the son of
the renowned
Pre-Raphaelite
painter Edward
Burne-Jones,
in whose shadow
he made a
lesser mark
on art history.
The painting
bears the
likeness a
married London
actress who
rejected the
love-struck
artist. 'The
Vampire' is
also known
for inspiring
a poem by
Rudyard Kipling,
Philip's cousin,
which tells
not of the
supernatural,
but of the
foolishness
of unrequited
love.
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