Hmm. You're more observant than I am, John. In posting the competition information, I didn't take note of that phrasing -- "verses to any painting of your choice." Given the previous sentence's mention of Rossetti's "sonnets to accompany his pictures," I'd guess that "to any painting" doesn't necessarily mean "addressed to any painting," but rather something like "in response to any painting." But I've been wrong before.
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