An English Lady,
J. F. G.,
J. T. Gozes,
Ivory Beryl.Alternative signature:
I. Blagden.Born 30 June 1816/1817 in the East Indies. Probably educated at Louisa Agassiz’s school for ladies in Regents Park, London. Lived in Florence from c. February 1850 and quickly became an integral figure within Anglo-Italian circles. Close friend of the Brownings, the Trollopes, Edward and Robert Bulwer Lytton, and Linda White Mazzini. Death register in Florence states she was a Swiss national, and there were contemporary rumours that she was Anglo-Indian and illegitimate, but she identified as English. Author of Poems (1873), posthumously published, as well as several novels including Agnes Tremorne (1861). Buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Florence. Biographical information: ODNB, Orlando,
Isa Blagdenhttps://www.browningscorrespondence.com/biographical-sketches/?nameId=144 (19 July 2020). (AC)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light and Dark | 1858-05-01 | The English Woman’s Journal | Poet | 1558 |
| The Seasons in Italy | 1864-04-23 | Once a Week | Poet | 579 |
| Gibson’s Studio. On the basso relievo of The Hours Leading the Horses of the Sun, and on other works there | 1866-03-10 | All the Year Round | Poet | 3209 |
| Alice | 1866-11-17 | Once a Week | Poet | 13480 |
| A Portrait, From Memory | 1868-10-03 | All the Year Round | Poet | 3313 |
| Orphanhood | 1869-09-25 | All the Year Round | Poet | 3705 |
| Rome. 1870. Written on the Eve of the Entrance of the Italian Troops into Rome | 1871-06-17 | All the Year Round | Poet | 4015 |
| The Invitation | 1872-11-30 | All the Year Round | Poet | 4128 |