Pre-raphaelite prints : the graphic art of Millais, Holman Hunt, Rossetti and their followers / by Rodney Engen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engen, Rodney K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prints--England--19th century.

Prints.

England.

Pre-Raphaelitism--England.

Pre-Raphaelitism.

Illustration of books--England--19th century.

Illustration of books.

Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

128 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Lund Humphries, [1995]

Summary:

Pre-Raphaelite Prints is the first book to be devoted solely to this vital chapter in the development of the Pre-Raphaelites. It discusses their etchings, reproductive engravings and book illustrations with full details for collectors, scholars and print dealers. When faced initially with the hostility of the art world, the primary Pre-Raphaelite artists Rossetti, Millais and Holman Hunt used the populist medium of the print as a means of gaining mass appeal for their paintings, and of spreading the Pre-Raphaelite message to a wider audience. Fully illustrated with reproductions of the most important works, this book shows how the innovative prints of Rossetti, Holman Hunt and Millais led to the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of densely drawn, jewel-like engravings of exquisite observation. Their prints became some of the most popular and treasured images of the Victorian period, and are still widely collected today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 127) and index.

ISBN:

0853316562

OCLC:

32870705