Edward Robert HUGHES, English 1851, –, 1914, The princess out of school , (c. 1901), gouache and watercolour with scratching out, (52.0 x 95.3 cm) , National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased, 1901.
In 1848 seven disenchanted young artists in London formed an avant-garde art group named the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which rejected the conventions of the art establishment and aimed to change the direction of British art.
The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne has been collecting pre-Raphaelite art since the 1880s and curator Laurie Benson talks to Wallace about staging a major exhibition – highlights include works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Edward Robert Hughes.
Work by the Pre-Raphaelites
Edward BURNE-JONES, The garden of Pan (1886-1887), oil on canvas, 152.5 x 186.9 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 1919, 961-3,
Edward BURNE-JONES, The Wheel of Fortune (1871-1885), oil on canvas, 151.4 x 72.5 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 1909, 381-2
Edward BURNE-JONES, Baronne Madeleine Deslandes (1895-1896), oil on canvas, 115.5 x 58.2 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased with funds donated by Andrew Sisson, 2005, 2005.585,
John Everett MILLAIS, The rescue 1855, oil on canvas, 121.5 x 83.6 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 1924, 1302-3,
Walter Howell DEVERELL, The grey parrot (c. 1852-1853), oil on canvas, 53.5 x 35.2 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 1913, 569-2,
William Holman HUNT, Study of a fig tree for the Shadow of Death 1870, watercolour, gouache and gum arabic over pencil, 35.5 x 25.5 cm (sheet), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Felton Bequest, 1907, 320-2,
Edward Robert HUGHES, English 1851, –, 1914, The princess out of school , (c. 1901), gouache and watercolour with scratching out, (52.0 x 95.3 cm) , National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Purchased, 1901.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti - Beata Beatrix, 1864-1870
Dante Gabriel Rossetti - The Tune of the Seven Towers, 31.4 × 36.5 cm (12.4 × 14.4 in), Tate Britain
Holman-Hunt, William, and Hughes, Edward Robert - The Lady of Shalott - 1905
John Everett Millais - Isabella - 1849 (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, c. 1871.)
JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS - The Martyr of the Solway (c. 1871)
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
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