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Large 19th Century NeoClassical Oil Painting of Ancient Roman Lake Goddess Diana
Large 19th Century NeoClassical Oil Painting of Ancient Roman Lake Goddess Diana

Large 19th Century NeoClassical Oil Painting of Ancient Roman Lake Goddess Diana

By Max Nonnenbruch

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

‘Diana Nemorensis’ by Max Nonnenbruch (1857-1922). The painting – which depicts the Roman Goddess Diana of the Woods beside Lake Nemi – is signed by the artist and presented in a fin...

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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Oil

Large Antique German Oil Canvas Hermann Frobenius Pre-Raphaelite Painting 1900
Large Antique German Oil Canvas Hermann Frobenius Pre-Raphaelite Painting 1900

Large Antique German Oil Canvas Hermann Frobenius Pre-Raphaelite Painting 1900

Located in Portland, OR

A Large and impressive antique oil on canvas Pre-Raphaelite painting by the German artist, Hermann Frobenius (1871-1954), signed and dated 1900. Frobenius had classical training and studied both in Rome and Florence, he later was in the circle of Arnold Bocklin and Hans von Marees, he settle in Munich but also in Dresden briefly and latterly in Berlin. He, like many other European painters was fascinated with North Africa and painted many oriental scenes of Algiers, Tunis and Cairo, he was represented at many exhibitions, including the "Great German Art Exhibition" in Munich 1941. This painting (an early example of the artist's work) is very finely painted in the Pre Raphaelite style, depicting a medieval costumed...

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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Art

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Canvas, Oil

Childhood of Dante - British Victorian Pre-Raphaelite figurative oil painting
Childhood of Dante - British Victorian Pre-Raphaelite figurative oil painting

Childhood of Dante - British Victorian Pre-Raphaelite figurative oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This stunning British Victorian Pre-Raphaelite Royal Academy exhibited oil painting is by noted historical female artist and suffragette Jessie MacGregor. She was tutored by Lord Frederick Leighton at the Royal Academy art schools in the 1870's and his influence can be seen here. Painted in 1892 and exhibited that year, the subject matter is when Dante, (1265-1321) later an Italian Florentine poet, first met Beatrice, the love of his life when he was nine. They met in a gathering at her father's palazzo in Florence. She was a few months younger than Dante and dressed in a crimson dress. They never actually spoke for another nine years although Dante often observed her. They were both married off during this time, as was the custom then and Beatrice died aged only 24. Dante remained devoted to Beatrice for the rest of his life and she was his principal inspiration for much of his well known work, such as La Vita Nuova (The New Life) and La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy). (see below biography for more details on Dante and Beatrice). This stunning Pre-Raphaelite oil painting depicts Beatrice kneeling on the grass, holding flowers and gazing up at Dante as he stands beside her, hands over her head, perhaps miming crowning her. Other children and their maids dance around them. Beyond them is a Florentine garden with beautiful arches and some figures to the right. To the left one can glimpse the landscape under a summer's sky. MacGregor has portrayed superb detail in the figures expressions and clothing with rich red and gold tones and the vivid blue sky echoing in the little boy's tunic. The brushwork is fantastic. MacGregor painted some fantastic paintings in her time, many of which were exhibited and now hang in art galleries. This painting is a superb example of her work, with excellent provenance and would grace any wall. Signed twice 'Jessie Macgregor/1892' lower right. Provenance. Anon. sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 11 December 1972, lot 195. Exhibited London, Royal Academy, 1892, no. 905 entitled In the Childhood of Dante. From this time forward love ruled my heart. Literature Royal Academy Illustrated, 1892, p. 78. Condition. Oil on canvas, 65 inches by 35 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a gilt frame with ornate flower corners and reeded edge, 87 inches by 57 inches, in good condition. Jessie MacGregor (1847–1919) was a British painter. She was born in Liverpool to a Scottish father, Alexander (1820-1898) and Liverpudlian mother, Sarah (1820-1894). She had an older brother and 7 younger siblings. MacGregor first learned drawing at the drawing academy in Liverpool run by her grandfather Andrew Hunt, a landscape painter. Her mother taught her to use water colours. Her parents went to live in London and she began to study painting there, becoming a pupil at the Royal Academy Schools in 1870 for seven years where her teachers were Lord Leighton, P. H. Calderon, R.A., and John Pettie, R.A. She won a gold medal at the Royal Academy for history painting in December 1871, the prescribed subject being An Act of Mercy. She was the second woman after Louisa Starr's gold medal in 1867, and the last woman to do so until 1909. She first exhibited at the RA whilst still a student, in 1871. She continued with a historical genre when history paintings were broadening their reach towards literature and romance. Her subjects were almost always women or children. MacGregor was made an Academician for the Liverpool Academy of Art in 1874. By 1880 she was using a studio on Elm Tree Road and exhibiting regularly at the Royal Academy. in 1884 her brother Archibald also started working from this address and they both had paintings at the RA that year. In 1888 she moved studio to Hill Road St John's Wood. In 1892 MacGregor had two painting at the RA, a portrait of Miss Phyllis Eden and our painting, In the Childhood of Dante. This was described as a fresh bit of Italian Childhood and harmonious colour grouping by the Western Daily Press. Portraits rarely got a mention in the papers but narrative works were much more popular. She lectured widely for the Victorian University extension scheme at the Arts Clubs of Liverpool, the National Gallery and Leighton House museum and other regional centres. MacGregor had a studio in Chalcot Gardens Hampstead from 1900 and began to get involved with women's issues. In 1904 she was on the committee of the Lyceum Club London along side Henrietta...

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1890s Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Oil

19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting of Queen Guinevere King Arthur Camelot
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting of Queen Guinevere King Arthur Camelot

19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting of Queen Guinevere King Arthur Camelot

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915). The painting – which depicts an English medieval portrait of Queen Guinevere at Amesbury Priory contemplating her l...

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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Oil

Hebe with Zeus mythological nude by Eduard Buchler 19th Century
Hebe with Zeus mythological nude by Eduard Buchler 19th Century

Hebe with Zeus mythological nude by Eduard Buchler 19th Century

Located in Gavere, BE

Hebe with Zeus mythological nude by Eduard Buchler 19th Century Hebe is the daughter of Zeus and his sister-wife Hera. Pindar in Nemean Ode 10 refers to her as the most beautiful of...

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1880s Pre-Raphaelite Art

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Gold Leaf

Mother and Child
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

Located in New York, NY

Watercolor on paper laid on board: An exceptional watercolor in terms of quality and presentation. During this earlier period of Day's career he exhibited extensively and was inspir...

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1910s Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Watercolor, Board, Archival Paper

Ellen, A Greek Model - PreRaphaelite chalk portrait drawing
Ellen, A Greek Model - PreRaphaelite chalk portrait drawing

Ellen, A Greek Model - PreRaphaelite chalk portrait drawing

Located in London, GB

FREDERIC JAMES SHIELDS, ARWS (1833-1911) Ellen, A Greek Model Signed and indistinctly inscribed with the name of the sitter on the reverse Chalks on blue/green tinted paper 37 by 28.5 cm., 14 ½ by 11 ¼ in. (frame size 63.5 by 54.5 cm., 25 by 21 ½ in.) Provenance: The Artist’s estate; Private collection. Shields was born in Hartlepool and brought up in extreme poverty with most of his family succumbing to TB. Employed by a commercial engraver he studied at evening classes in London and then in Manchester, where he settled in 1848. He was greatly impressed by the works of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which he saw at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition in 1857. The quality of his illustrations for Defoe’s History of the Plague (1862) and Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress...

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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Chalk, Paper

Woodland Interior
Woodland Interior

Woodland Interior

By William Trost Richards

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Woodland Interior Oil on canvas 21 7/8 x 14 3/4 inches (55.6 x 37.5 cm) Framed dimensions: 32 7/8 x 26 inches Signed lower left: Wm. T. Richards Provenance The artist; James Bayard ...

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Mid-19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Songbirds in a Woodland Marsh: 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil
Songbirds in a Woodland Marsh: 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil

Songbirds in a Woodland Marsh: 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil

By Fidelia Bridges

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Songbirds in a Woodland Marsh, 1879 Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 inches (40.6 x 30.5 cm) Signed and dated lower right: F Bridges / 1879 Provenance Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Ham...

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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jean Clesinger "Zingara" Patinated Bronze
Jean Clesinger "Zingara" Patinated Bronze

Jean Clesinger "Zingara" Patinated Bronze

Located in Astoria, NY

Jean Baptiste Clesinger (French, 1814-1883) "Zingara" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1857, cast by F. Barbedienne, the Neapolitan dancer upholding a tambourine, signed "J Clesinger, Rom...

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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Bronze

James Joshua Guthrie - The Sower, Early 20th Century British Watercolour
James Joshua Guthrie - The Sower, Early 20th Century British Watercolour

James Joshua Guthrie - The Sower, Early 20th Century British Watercolour

Located in London, GB

JAMES JOSHUA GUTHRIE (1874-1952) The Sower Signed with monogram l.r., inscribed with title l.c. Watercolour, bodycolour and pen and ink on paper 21 by 15.5 cm., 8 ¼ by 6 in. (frame size 39.5 by 33 cm., 15 ½ by 13 in. Provenanace: Pickford Waller...

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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Autumn Garden Walk
Autumn Garden Walk

Autumn Garden Walk

By John Atkinson Grimshaw

Located in New Orleans, LA

The golden-red glow of the autumnal sun illuminates this countryside scene by British painter John Atkinson Grimshaw. Showcasing the celebrated painter’s mastery of light and atmosph...

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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith
Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith

Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith

By William Keith

Located in Soquel, CA

Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith Gorgeous mid-19th century landscape painting by William Keith (American, 1838-1911), circa 1860. This impressive Tonalist landscape, titled "In the Woods", depicts cattle beside a pond in the forest at dusk. Keith uses loose, blended brush strokes and a muted earthy palette to create an atmospheric mood that Tonalism is known for. Signed "W. Keith" lower left. Museum label on verso from Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Presented in an antique giltwood frame. Image size: 9"H x 13"W. With frame measures: 16"H x 20"W x 3"D. Provenance: Mrs. Eugene Patterson; Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Authenticity guaranteed and certificate include. Condition: Very good. Cleaning and restoration required signature to be re-touched, original images pre-restoration available. About the Artist: Brought to New York City in 1850, William Keith was apprenticed to a wood engraver in 1856 working for "Harper's" magazine. In 1858 (or 1859) he visited California for "Harper's" and then after a trip to Great Britain, settled in California as an engraver in 1862. He began exhibiting paintings in 1864 in San Francisco where he opened his studio, after having been taught painting by his wife. The Northern Pacific Railroad...

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1890s Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Venus of Philae by Henry Roderick Newman
Venus of Philae by Henry Roderick Newman

Venus of Philae by Henry Roderick Newman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Henry Roderick Newman 1843-1917 American Venus of Philae Signed, dated and inscribed lower left Watercolor on paper A masterwork of American Pre-Raphaelite painting, Venus of Phi...

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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Charles March Gere - Tuscan Vintage - Early 20th Century Cotswold Group tempera
Charles March Gere - Tuscan Vintage - Early 20th Century Cotswold Group tempera

Charles March Gere - Tuscan Vintage - Early 20th Century Cotswold Group tempera

By Charles March Gere, RA, RWS

Located in London, GB

CHARLES MARCH GERE, RA, RWS (1884-1963) Tuscan Vintage Signed with monogram l.lr, signed again with monogram and dated 1912 on the overlap; signed and inscribed with title on the b...

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Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Egg Tempera

Siegfried
Siegfried

Siegfried

By Maxwell Armfield, RWS

Located in London, GB

MAXWELL ARMFIELD, RWS. (1882-1972) Siegfried Signed, inscribed and dated l.c.: MAXWELL ARMFIELD/MDCCCCIV [1904] PARIS;SIEGFRIED/ACT III Pencil and watercolour on paper Framed 24 by 16 cm., 9 ½ by 6 ¼ in. (frame size 42.5 by 34.5 cm., 16 ¾ by 13 ½ in.) Provenance: Fine Art Society, London, 1979. Born at Ringwood, Hampshire, of Quaker parents, his father being a milling engineer, Armfield studied at the Birmingham School of Art under Arthur Gaskin and Joseph Southall who taught him the tempera technique he was to practice for the rest of his life. In September 1902, after visiting Italy at the suggestion of Gaskin, he went to Paris, enrolling at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and sharing a studio with three other students – Norman Wilkinson (also from Birmingham), Keith Henderson and the sculptor Gaston Lachaise. Returning to London the following year, he embarked on the series of one-man exhibitions that were henceforth to mark his career, showing first at Robert Ross...

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Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

19th century Italian religious purist figurative crucifixion painting
19th century Italian religious purist figurative crucifixion painting

19th century Italian religious purist figurative crucifixion painting

Located in Florence, IT

The painting (oil on canvas 97 x 63 cm, with gilded wooden frame 104 x 71 cm) depicts one of the most dramatic and salient moments in the Christian Catholic religion, namely the cruc...

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Early 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Continental School, Woman with Doves
Continental School, Woman with Doves

Continental School, Woman with Doves

Located in Astoria, NY

Continental School, Woman with Doves, Oil on Canvas, unsigned, wood frame. Image: 57.75" H x 33.5" W; frame: 60.75" H x 36.5" W x 0.25" D. Provenance: From a Cobble Hill, Brooklyn ...

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20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Self Portrait, 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting
Self Portrait, 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting

Self Portrait, 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas Image size: 9 1/4 x 7 inches (23.5 x 18 cm) Original pierced gilt frame This wonderful Pre-Raphaelite self-portrait contributes to the artistic tradition of representi...

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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

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Oil, Canvas

Touchstone and Corin, British Pre-Raphaelite 19th Century Oil on Canvas
Touchstone and Corin, British Pre-Raphaelite 19th Century Oil on Canvas

Touchstone and Corin, British Pre-Raphaelite 19th Century Oil on Canvas

Located in London, GB

Adolphus M. Madot Circa 1833 - 1861 Oil on canvas Image size: 36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61 cm) Arched Pre-Raphaelite style frame The subject of the present picture is the dialogue between the court jester Touchstone and the shepherd Corin in the Forest of Arden ( As You Like It, Act III, scene 2). The work of William Shakespeare 'As You Like It' was a popular literary source in Pre-Raphaelite circles, inspiring such artists as John Everett Millais, Walter Howell Deverell and Arthur Hughes. The present picture is comparable in style to the work of Edward W. Rainford and Henry Stacy Marks...

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1850s Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Oil

Landscape of Summer At Lake George, NY
Landscape of Summer At Lake George, NY

Landscape of Summer At Lake George, NY

By John Henry Hill

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

John Henry Hill was a distinguished landscape painter and engraver of the American Pre-Raphaelite tradition. A lifelong resident of West Nyack, New York, John Henry Hill was influenc...

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Mid-19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Oil on canvas English Romanticism Landscape with Tiger
Oil on canvas English Romanticism Landscape with Tiger

Oil on canvas English Romanticism Landscape with Tiger

Located in Valladolid, ES

One of a kind large-format English Romantic landscape. This is a very powerful work, with a melancholic and contemplative character, in which nature takes center stage, characterist...

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1880s Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Canvas

Portrait of Mildred - British Victorian art Pre-Raphaelite seated young girl
Portrait of Mildred - British Victorian art Pre-Raphaelite seated young girl

Portrait of Mildred - British Victorian art Pre-Raphaelite seated young girl

By Edward Robert Hughes

Located in Hagley, England

This captivating Victorian sanguine portrait drawing of a young girl is by Pre-Raphaelite British artist Edward Robert Hughes. The red chalk portrait dated 1885 is of Mildred, her name inscribed upper left. She is seated, hands in lap, her long hair flowing over her shoulders in typical Pre-Raphaelite manner. Great detail has gone into depicting the smocking on her dress and the artist has perfectly captured her sweet innocent nature. Signed and dated lower left. Provenance. Cambridge collection. Condition. Red chalk on paper, image size 22 inches by 18 inches and in good condition. Housed in a complimentary frame and glazed, 28 inches by 24 inches framed and in very good condition. Edward Robert Hughes - Not to be confused with Edward Hughes (1832 - 1908), who specialised in portrait painting. Edward Robert Hughes RWS (1851 – 1914) was an English painter who worked prominently in watercolours, but also produced a number of significant oil paintings. He was influenced by his uncle and eminent artist, Arthur Hughes who was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and worked closely with one of the Brotherhood's founders, William Holman Hunt. Having settled on his career choice, Edward Robert Hughes attended Heatherley's in London to prepare himself for the chance of auditioning for the Royal Academy School. Hughes became a student at the Royal Academy School in 1868. While Pre-Raphaelitism played an influential part in shaping Hughes work, Aestheticism is also seen in his paintings. E.R.Hughes is widely known for his works Midsummer Eve and Night With Her Train of Stars yet he built a career as a portrait painter to the upper classes. In addition to being an accomplished artist himself, E.R.Hughes was also a studio assistant to the elder artist and Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founding member William Holman Hunt when Hunt suffered from glaucoma. Two of the paintings that Hughes worked on with Hunt were The Light of the World, which is displayed in St Paul's Cathedral, and The Lady of Shalott, which is exhibited at the Wadsworth Atheneum. On his own he experimented with ambitious techniques and was a perfectionist; he did numerous studies for many of his paintings, some of which turned out to be good enough for exhibition. Hughes held several important offices within the artistic community over his lifetime such as becoming a member of the Art Workers Guild in 1888, and was on their committee from 1895 to 1897. He was elected to Associate Membership of The Royal Water Colour Society (ARWS) on 18 February 1891, and he chose as his diploma work for election to full membership a mystical piece (Oh, What's That in the Hollow?) inspired by a verse by Christina Rossetti entitled Amor Mundi. His painting A Witch was given by the Royal Watercolour Society to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to mark the coronation in 1902. In later years Hughes served as the Vice-President of the RWS before leaving in 1903. Throughout his career, E.R.Hughes exhibited his works in several galleries around London: Dudley Gallery, Grosvenor Gallery, New Gallery, The Royal Academy, and toward the end of his career he exhibited with The Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours (RWS). His works can be seen in public collections including Cartwright Hall, Bradford, Cambridge & County Folk Museum, Maidstone Museum & Art Gallery, Bruce Castle...

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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Chalk

Lord Frederick Leighton drawing, British pre-Raphaelite, original
Lord Frederick Leighton drawing, British pre-Raphaelite, original

Lord Frederick Leighton drawing, British pre-Raphaelite, original

By Frederic Leighton

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Lord Frederick Leighton (British, 1830-1896) Apprehending a thief pencil on paper the fragment measures approx. 17.1/3 x 11in. (44 x 28cm.) signed ‘F Leighton’ (lower right) Provenance: Gifted by Leighton to his cousin Edith Emily Jellicorse, nee Garnham, and thence by descent We would like to thank Daniel Robins, the curator at Leighton House for the authenticating this work in full. Daniel has suggested this study would have been executed when Leighton was studying in Frankfurt Leighton was born in Scarborough to Augusta Susan and Dr. Frederic Septimus Leighton. He received his artistic training on the European continent, first from Eduard von Steinle and then from Giovanni Costa. According to Daniel Robbins, the curator at Leighton House, This drawing comes from the time Leighton studied under Eduard von Steinle. He then studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. From 1855 to 1859 he lived in Paris, where he met Ingres, Delacroix, Corot and Millet. In 1860, he moved to London, where he associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1864 he became an associate of the Royal Academy and in 1878 he became its President (1878–96). American art critic Earl Shinn claimed at the time that "Except Leighton, there is scarce any one capable of putting up a correct frescoed figure in the archway of the Kensington Museum." His paintings represented Britain at the great 1900 Paris Exhibition. Leighton was knighted at Windsor in 1878 and was created a baronet, of Holland Park Road eight years later. He was the first painter to be given a peerage. Leighton remained a bachelor and rumours of him having an illegitimate child with one of his models, in addition to the supposition that Leighton may have been a homosexual, continue to be debated. On his death his barony was extinguished after existing for only a day; this is a record in the Peerage. His house in Holland Park, London has been turned into a museum. It contains many of his drawings and paintings, as well as some of his former art collection including a painting dedicated to Leighton by Sir John Everett Millais. The house also features many of Leighton's inspirations, including his collection of Iznik tiles. Its centrepiece is the magnificent Arab Hall. Leighton was an enthusiastic volunteer soldier, enrolling with the first group to join the 38th Middlesex (Artists') Rifle Volunteer Corps (later to be known as the Artists Rifles...

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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

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Paper, Pencil

Portrait of Elaine Blunt - British 19th century art Pre-Raphaelite chalk drawing
Portrait of Elaine Blunt - British 19th century art Pre-Raphaelite chalk drawing

Portrait of Elaine Blunt - British 19th century art Pre-Raphaelite chalk drawing

By Edward Robert Hughes

Located in Hagley, England

This captivating Victorian sanguine chalk portrait drawing of a young girl is by Pre-Raphaelite British artist Edward Robert Hughes. Signed and dated 1896, Hughes depicts in great detail her sweet young face and beautiful dress which appears to almost glow with light. A full length portrait and a really lovely drawing epitomising childhood innocence. The portrait depicts Elaine Blunt and has an inscription from Edward Hughes verso. Signed and dated lower right. Provenance. Colchester estate. Sotheby Lot 283 29th June 1976 Chapman Bros Condition. Sanguine chalk on paper, 28 inches by 20 inches unframed and in good condition. Housed in a glazed oak frame, 37 inches by 29 inches framed and in good condition. Edward Robert Hughes - Not to be confused with Edward Hughes (1832 - 1908), who specialised in portrait painting. Edward Robert Hughes RWS (1851 – 1914) was an English painter who worked prominently in watercolours, but also produced a number of significant oil paintings. He was influenced by his uncle and eminent artist, Arthur Hughes who was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and worked closely with one of the Brotherhood's founders, William Holman Hunt. Having settled on his career choice, Edward Robert Hughes attended Heatherley's in London to prepare himself for the chance of auditioning for the Royal Academy School. Hughes became a student at the Royal Academy School in 1868. While Pre-Raphaelitism played an influential part in shaping Hughes work, Aestheticism is also seen in his paintings. E.R. Hughes is widely known for his works Midsummer Eve and Night With Her Train of Stars yet he built a career as a portrait painter to the upper classes. In addition to being an accomplished artist himself, E.R. Hughes was also a studio assistant to the elder artist and Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founding member William Holman Hunt when Hunt suffered from glaucoma. Two of the paintings that Hughes worked on with Hunt were The Light of the World, which is displayed in St Paul's Cathedral, and The Lady of Shalott, which is exhibited at the Wadsworth Atheneum. On his own he experimented with ambitious techniques and was a perfectionist; he did numerous studies for many of his paintings, some of which turned out to be good enough for exhibition. Hughes held several important offices within the artistic community over his lifetime such as becoming a member of the Art Workers Guild in 1888, and was on their committee from 1895 to 1897. He was elected to Associate Membership of The Royal Water Colour Society (ARWS) on 18 February 1891, and he chose as his diploma work for election to full membership a mystical piece (Oh, What's That in the Hollow?) inspired by a verse by Christina Rossetti entitled Amor Mundi. His painting A Witch was given by the Royal Watercolour Society to King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra to mark the coronation in 1902. In later years Hughes served as the Vice-President of the RWS before leaving in 1903. Throughout his career, E.R. Hughes exhibited his works in several galleries around London: Dudley Gallery, Grosvenor Gallery, New Gallery, The Royal Academy, and toward the end of his career he exhibited with The Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours (RWS). His works can be seen in public collections including Cartwright Hall, Bradford, Cambridge & County Folk Museum, Maidstone Museum & Art Gallery, Bruce Castle...

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19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

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Chalk

Tempera on cardboard of Pre-Raphaelite scope, c. 1880.
Tempera on cardboard of Pre-Raphaelite scope, c. 1880.

Tempera on cardboard of Pre-Raphaelite scope, c. 1880.

Located in Vicenza, VI

Pre-Raphaelite author's painting, probably English, dated 1880 and unsigned. The work depicts a gender scene set in a wooded landscape, with three female figures and two children ar...

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1880s Pre-Raphaelite Art

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Tempera, Cardboard

Christ in the House of His Parents The Carpenters Workshop Antique English Oil
Christ in the House of His Parents The Carpenters Workshop Antique English Oil

Christ in the House of His Parents The Carpenters Workshop Antique English Oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Carpenters Workshop British School, late 19th century based on the Pre-Raphaelite painting by Millais oil on canvas, framed framed: 27.5 x 39 inches canvas: 24 x 36 inches proven...

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Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

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Oil

British, turn of the century watercolour of an angel by Lexden Lewis Pocock
British, turn of the century watercolour of an angel by Lexden Lewis Pocock

British, turn of the century watercolour of an angel by Lexden Lewis Pocock

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Lexden Lewis Pocock (British, 1850 – 1919) An angel Watercolour on paper Signed ‘Lexden. L. Pockock’ (lower right) 15.1/4 x 6.1/2 in. (38.8 x 16.3 cm.) Lexden Lewis Pocock (1850–191...

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20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Pre-raphaelite art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pre-Raphaelite art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Edward Clifford, William Oxer F.R.S.A., Estella Canziani, and Evelyn de Morgan. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Pre-Raphaelite art, so small editions measuring 3.75 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $60,000, while the average work sells for $4,468.