The Pre-Raphaelites

New York: Crescent Books, 1994. Cloth, 160 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. First published 1981. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Chart the rise and legacy of the Pre-Raphaelites and see how this most admired British art movement was born. Dozens of reproductions attest to these painters scrupulous attention to natural details. More than 40 artists are represented, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Arthur Hughes, Edward Burne-Jones, John William Waterhouse, and Ford Maddox Brown." - Publisher. CONTENTS: PART I: THE PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD; The origins of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; The Brotherhood 1848-1853; Dante Gabriel Rossetti; John Everett Millais; William Holman Hunt; Followers and associates of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; Gordon Madox Brown; Arthur Hughes; Other Pre-Raphaelite followers of the 1850s; PART II: THE PRE-RAPHAELITE LANDSCAPE; PART III: LATER YEARS; The second phase; Pre-Raphaelitism and the aesthetic movement; The tragic Pre-Raphaelite; the later work of Rossetti; The faithful Pre-Raphaelite; Holman Hunt; The palace of art; William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones; Edward Burne-Jones; Some Pre-Raphaelite followers 1860-1890; John William Waterhouse; The last phase 1890-1920; A personal postscript.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio.