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Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB, later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, Frederic George Stephens and Thomas Woolner who formed a seven-member “Brotherhood” partly modelled on the Nazarene movement. The… Continue reading
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Dante Gabriel Rosetti
Biography Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (May 12, 1828 – April 9, 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti inspired the next generation of artists and writers,… Continue reading
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Cicely Mary Barker
Biography Cicely Mary Barker (28 June 1895 – 16 February 1973) was the illustrator who created the famous Flower Fairies, in the shape of ethereal smiling children with butterfly wings. As a child, she was greatly influenced by the works of the illustrator Kate Greenaway. Her principal influence was the artwork of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.… Continue reading
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Charles Burton Barber
Biography Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894) was a British painter known for his paintings of children and their pets. Barber was born in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, and studied from the age of 18 at the Royal Academy, London – receiving a silver medal for drawing in 1864, and first exhibiting there in 1866. During his… Continue reading
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Richard Ansdell
Biography Richard Ansdell RA (11 May 1815 – 20 April 1885) was a British painter of animals and genre scenes. He first exhibited at the Liverpool Academy in 1835, becoming a student there the following year. His animal and rural subjects proved to be popular and he soon attracted wealthy patrons. His first exhibition at… Continue reading
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Anna Airy
Biography Anna Airy (6 June 1882 – 23 October 1964) was an English oil painter, pastel artist and etcher. She was one of the first women officially commissioned as a war artist and was recognized as one of the leading women artists of her generation. Nationality: English Dates: June 6, 1882 – October 23, 1964… Continue reading
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