Pre-Raphaelites : drawings & watercolours /

The collection of watercolours and drawings includes a wide variety of appealing works, from Hunt's first drawing on the back of a tiny envelope for The Light of the World (Keble College), to large, elaborate chalk drawings of Jane Morris by Rossetti. It is especially rich in portraits, which t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Payne, Christiana (Author), Mann, Fiona (Author), Wilkes, Robert, 1993- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, [UK] : Ashmolean Museum, 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Pre-Raphaelites on paper / Christiana Payne
  • Navigating the 'many botherations of a picture': the techniques and materials of George Price Boyce, Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Burne-Jones / Fiona Mann
  • Reading and drawing: Pre-Raphaelite sources in English literature / Robert Wilkes
  • Catalogue: The Pre-Raphaelite circle: portraits, formal and informal ; Contrasting traditions, media and purposes ; 'Stunners' ; Inspiration from history and literature ; Sketches and studies ; John Ruskin ; Pre-Raphaelite landscapes.