PRS Review - Archive Index
2002 - 2007: Vols X - XV
Volume XV, Number 3, Autumn 2007
CONTENTS
“Works and Days” by Jorge L. Contreras – an occasional survey of Pre‑Raphaelite and Victorian works recently bought, sold and displayed. Crossing the Delaware: The Bancroft Collection
Returns Home
“‘A Weird Attraction:’ Wilkie Collins, M.E. Braddon and the Influence of Pre‑Raphaelite Aesthetic” – Simon Cooke’s article explores the literary and artistic themes prevalent in the novels of these ‘Sensationalist’ writers.
“Seeing the Present and the Future in the Past” by Sopia Andres – an interesting interdisciplinary analysis of the gendered hierarchies of Pre‑Raphaelitism.
“A Distasteful Occupation” by Kath Fryer – research into two paintings by G.F. Watts, now owned by the L’Estrange family from Norfolk.
“Works and Days” by Jorge L. Contreras – an occasional survey of Pre‑Raphaelite and Victorian works recently bought, sold and displayed. Crossing the Delaware: The Bancroft Collection
Returns Home
“‘A Weird Attraction:’ Wilkie Collins, M.E. Braddon and the Influence of Pre‑Raphaelite Aesthetic” – Simon Cooke’s article explores the literary and artistic themes prevalent in the novels of these ‘Sensationalist’ writers.
“Seeing the Present and the Future in the Past” by Sopia Andres – an interesting interdisciplinary analysis of the gendered hierarchies of Pre‑Raphaelitism.
“A Distasteful Occupation” by Kath Fryer – research into two paintings by G.F. Watts, now owned by the L’Estrange family from Norfolk.
Volume XV, Number 2, Summer 2007
CONTENTS
“Works and Days” by Jorge L. Contreras – an occasional survey of Pre‑Raphaelite and Victorian works recently bought, sold and displayed. Christopher Wood’s Very Victorian Eye
“Writing the Pre‑Raphaelite Body” by Matteo Fabbris – an analysis of the depiction of hands in Pre‑Raphaelite art
“I have been here before” by Maurice Varney – an account of how Maurice became interested in Pre‑Raphaelite art.
“Rossetti and Poe” by Elisabeth Lee – Runner-Up in the John Pickard Essay Prize competition – on how the writing of Poe influenced Rossetti’s art.
“Uncovering Venus” by Kirsty Stonell Walker – a report on the cleaning of the Rossetti painting Venus Verticordia from Bournemouth, and what subsequent X-rays have revealed
“Works and Days” by Jorge L. Contreras – an occasional survey of Pre‑Raphaelite and Victorian works recently bought, sold and displayed. Christopher Wood’s Very Victorian Eye
“Writing the Pre‑Raphaelite Body” by Matteo Fabbris – an analysis of the depiction of hands in Pre‑Raphaelite art
“I have been here before” by Maurice Varney – an account of how Maurice became interested in Pre‑Raphaelite art.
“Rossetti and Poe” by Elisabeth Lee – Runner-Up in the John Pickard Essay Prize competition – on how the writing of Poe influenced Rossetti’s art.
“Uncovering Venus” by Kirsty Stonell Walker – a report on the cleaning of the Rossetti painting Venus Verticordia from Bournemouth, and what subsequent X-rays have revealed
Volume XV, Number 1, Spring 2007
CONTENTS
“Works and Days” by Jorge L. Contreras – an occasional survey of Pre‑Raphaelite and Victorian works recently bought, sold and displayed. British Art Week and the Birmingham School
“Lady Pauline Trevelyan as Patron of William Bell Scott’s Iron and Coal” by Margaret English – winner of the John Pickard Essay Prize for 2006.
Review of ‘Art and Forbidden Fruit’
“Works and Days” by Jorge L. Contreras – an occasional survey of Pre‑Raphaelite and Victorian works recently bought, sold and displayed. British Art Week and the Birmingham School
“Lady Pauline Trevelyan as Patron of William Bell Scott’s Iron and Coal” by Margaret English – winner of the John Pickard Essay Prize for 2006.
Review of ‘Art and Forbidden Fruit’
Volume XIV, Number 3, Autumn 2006
CONTENTS
“William Morris, The Kelmscott Press and its Typography” by Stephen Maddison – the article focuses on the typography of the Press, and how Morris successfully combined typography with illustrative ornamentation.
Guide to Pre‑Raphaelitism in Cheshire compiled by Stella Blazier.
“‘Brotherly Hands’: Dante Rossetti’s artwork for his sister Christina” by Simon Cooke – examines the illustrations and bindings designed by Dante for his sister and the productive collaboration which resulted.
John Pickard Essay Prize Announcement.
“William Morris, The Kelmscott Press and its Typography” by Stephen Maddison – the article focuses on the typography of the Press, and how Morris successfully combined typography with illustrative ornamentation.
Guide to Pre‑Raphaelitism in Cheshire compiled by Stella Blazier.
“‘Brotherly Hands’: Dante Rossetti’s artwork for his sister Christina” by Simon Cooke – examines the illustrations and bindings designed by Dante for his sister and the productive collaboration which resulted.
John Pickard Essay Prize Announcement.
Volume XIV, Number 2, Summer 2006
CONTENTS
“Postman’s Park” by Stella Blazier, which details a little-known and rather tragic spot in London.
Runner-up essay in the John Pickard Essay Prize by Margaret English.
Guide to Pre‑Raphaelitism in Warwickshire compiled by Stella Blazier.
“William Holman Hunt and Fanny Holman Hunt: A Tragedy in Florence” – taken from a lecture given in Florence by our Chairman – Patricia O’Connor.
John Pickard Essay Prize Announcement.
“Postman’s Park” by Stella Blazier, which details a little-known and rather tragic spot in London.
Runner-up essay in the John Pickard Essay Prize by Margaret English.
Guide to Pre‑Raphaelitism in Warwickshire compiled by Stella Blazier.
“William Holman Hunt and Fanny Holman Hunt: A Tragedy in Florence” – taken from a lecture given in Florence by our Chairman – Patricia O’Connor.
John Pickard Essay Prize Announcement.
Volume XIV, Number 1, Spring 2006
CONTENTS
“‘Clear Vision and Waking Dream’: the Reverend Francis Kilvert and the influence of Pre‑Raphaelitism” by Simon Cooke.
Music Review: Vaughan Williams’ Willow-Wood by Ian MacSporran.
“Our English Coasts” by Marek Zasempa.
Guide to Pre‑Raphaelitism in Staffordshire compiled by Stella Blazier.
“The “Best” of the Brethren” by Jorge Contreras – the winning essay for the John Pickard Essay Prize.
“‘Clear Vision and Waking Dream’: the Reverend Francis Kilvert and the influence of Pre‑Raphaelitism” by Simon Cooke.
Music Review: Vaughan Williams’ Willow-Wood by Ian MacSporran.
“Our English Coasts” by Marek Zasempa.
Guide to Pre‑Raphaelitism in Staffordshire compiled by Stella Blazier.
“The “Best” of the Brethren” by Jorge Contreras – the winning essay for the John Pickard Essay Prize.
Volume XIII, Number 2, Autumn 2005
CONTENTS
Arthur Hughes’s “April Love” by Simon Cooke.
Ruskin & Architecture reviewed by Roy Trowbridge.
“When she was Found, was she Forgiven?” by Kirsty Stonell Walker.
Burne-Jones’s “Hidden Treasure” by Nic Peeters.
“Rossetti’s Watercolours: Materials and Technique” by Fiona Mann
Arthur Hughes’s “April Love” by Simon Cooke.
Ruskin & Architecture reviewed by Roy Trowbridge.
“When she was Found, was she Forgiven?” by Kirsty Stonell Walker.
Burne-Jones’s “Hidden Treasure” by Nic Peeters.
“Rossetti’s Watercolours: Materials and Technique” by Fiona Mann
Volume XIII, Number 2, Summer 2005
CONTENTS
“J.W. Waterhouse: The Soul of a Rose and The Necklace: A Study” by Marcia Abcarian.
“Angel of Death: Re-reading A Dream of the Past: Sir Isumbras at the Ford” by Kirsty Stonell Walker.
“The Quest and the Birmingham School of Art” by Serena Trowbridge.
“The Earthly Paradise” a theatre review by Hazel Riggall.
“Musings on a Muse – An appraisal of the artist Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal” by Conny Bailey.
Various book reviews.
“J.W. Waterhouse: The Soul of a Rose and The Necklace: A Study” by Marcia Abcarian.
“Angel of Death: Re-reading A Dream of the Past: Sir Isumbras at the Ford” by Kirsty Stonell Walker.
“The Quest and the Birmingham School of Art” by Serena Trowbridge.
“The Earthly Paradise” a theatre review by Hazel Riggall.
“Musings on a Muse – An appraisal of the artist Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal” by Conny Bailey.
Various book reviews.
Volume XIII, Number 1, Spring 2005
CONTENTS
“William Shakespeare’s Plays and Pre‑Raphaelite Painting” by Marta Maria Canapa.
Interview with writer Joanne Harris.
“Prosperine – by Dante Gabriel Rossetti” – an appreciation by Stephen Maddison.
Various book reviews.
“William Shakespeare’s Plays and Pre‑Raphaelite Painting” by Marta Maria Canapa.
Interview with writer Joanne Harris.
“Prosperine – by Dante Gabriel Rossetti” – an appreciation by Stephen Maddison.
Various book reviews.
Volume XII, Number 3, Autumn 2004
CONTENTS
“Dreamers Awake!” Describes the influence that Oxford had on the careers of William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, by Bridget Duckenfield.
“William Holman Hunt and The Light of the World” by Helen Newman. Discusses the enduring appeal that Holman Hunt’s picture has had on Pre-Raphaelite enthusiasts and also, on those who have little interest in art.
“Magdalen and Madonna: The Union of Physical and Spiritual Love in Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Lady Lileth and Sibylla Palmifera” by Maria Emmons. Compares how the two works employ the Victorian stereotype of woman as Magdalen or Madonna.
“The Long Engagement”. A short poem by Iris Graham.
“‘I Giardini delle Regine’ (Of Queens’ Gardens): The Myth of Florence in the Pre-Raphaelite Milieu and in American Culture (19th–20th Centuries)”. A review of the exhibition held in 2004 devoted to the relationship of the Pre-Raphaelites to Florence, by Ian and Sue Macsporran.
“Dreamers Awake!” Describes the influence that Oxford had on the careers of William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, by Bridget Duckenfield.
“William Holman Hunt and The Light of the World” by Helen Newman. Discusses the enduring appeal that Holman Hunt’s picture has had on Pre-Raphaelite enthusiasts and also, on those who have little interest in art.
“Magdalen and Madonna: The Union of Physical and Spiritual Love in Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Lady Lileth and Sibylla Palmifera” by Maria Emmons. Compares how the two works employ the Victorian stereotype of woman as Magdalen or Madonna.
“The Long Engagement”. A short poem by Iris Graham.
“‘I Giardini delle Regine’ (Of Queens’ Gardens): The Myth of Florence in the Pre-Raphaelite Milieu and in American Culture (19th–20th Centuries)”. A review of the exhibition held in 2004 devoted to the relationship of the Pre-Raphaelites to Florence, by Ian and Sue Macsporran.
Volume XII, Number 2, Summer 2004
CONTENTS
“John Brett and His Patrons” by Charles Brett. Details the numerous patrons who supported the artist throughout his career.
“Rebecca Solomon, Pre-Raphaelite Sister” by Roberto Ferrari. An analysis of the life and work of the Victorian artist
“John Brett and His Patrons” by Charles Brett. Details the numerous patrons who supported the artist throughout his career.
“Rebecca Solomon, Pre-Raphaelite Sister” by Roberto Ferrari. An analysis of the life and work of the Victorian artist
Volume XII, Number 1, Spring 2004
CONTENTS
“John Keats and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood” by Maximilian Hardy. This article seeks to establish the influence Keats had on the P.R.B. and how, in turn, the movements artists interpreted his poetry.
“St. Paul’s-Within-the-Walls” by Barbara Houlton. Description of a visit to view Burne-Jones’s masterpiece, located in Rome.
“John Brett in Sicily” by Gillian Kemp. How the artist made a worthwhile contribution to astronomy through the medium of art.
“John Keats and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood” by Maximilian Hardy. This article seeks to establish the influence Keats had on the P.R.B. and how, in turn, the movements artists interpreted his poetry.
“St. Paul’s-Within-the-Walls” by Barbara Houlton. Description of a visit to view Burne-Jones’s masterpiece, located in Rome.
“John Brett in Sicily” by Gillian Kemp. How the artist made a worthwhile contribution to astronomy through the medium of art.
Volume XI, Number 2, Autumn 2003
[Special J. E. Millais Edition]
[Special J. E. Millais Edition]
CONTENTS
“From Prodigy to President – John Everett Millais and the Royal Academy” by Annette Wickham.
“John Everett Millais, William Michael Rossetti and the Bird’s Nest” by Angela Thirlwell.
“Scent and Sensibility: An Appreciation of Millais’s Autumn Leaves” by Nic Peeters.
“Discursive and Figural: Millais’s Mariana as a Pre-Raphaelite Painting” by Karly Schobothe
“Ghosts and Whistler and Millais” by Paul Barlow.
“From Prodigy to President – John Everett Millais and the Royal Academy” by Annette Wickham.
“John Everett Millais, William Michael Rossetti and the Bird’s Nest” by Angela Thirlwell.
“Scent and Sensibility: An Appreciation of Millais’s Autumn Leaves” by Nic Peeters.
“Discursive and Figural: Millais’s Mariana as a Pre-Raphaelite Painting” by Karly Schobothe
“Ghosts and Whistler and Millais” by Paul Barlow.
Volume XI, Number 1, Spring 2003
CONTENTS
“Reading Poetry: An overlooked painting by Simeon Solomon” by Colin Cruise. Discussion of the little known work owned by the Grosvenor Museum in Chester.
“John Brett and Aurora Leigh” by Charles Brett. How the celebrated poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning came to influence the artist
“Reading Poetry: An overlooked painting by Simeon Solomon” by Colin Cruise. Discussion of the little known work owned by the Grosvenor Museum in Chester.
“John Brett and Aurora Leigh” by Charles Brett. How the celebrated poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning came to influence the artist
Volume X, Number 3, Autumn 2002
CONTENTS
“A Short Note on the Recent Identification of a Pastel of Fanny Cornforth” by Kirsty Stonell. Discusses the history of the pastel owned by The Fogg Art Gallery, Harvard, U.S.A.
“The Sad, Short Life of Elizabeth Siddal, Pre-Raphaelite Model and Artist” by Lawrence B. Siddall. A review of the life of the artist and model.
“San Fransisco Meets Chelsea: Joachim Miller’s Dinner with the Pre-Raphalites” by Tim McGee. How the American frontier poet became acquainted with the Pre-Raphaelites.
“A Short Note on the Recent Identification of a Pastel of Fanny Cornforth” by Kirsty Stonell. Discusses the history of the pastel owned by The Fogg Art Gallery, Harvard, U.S.A.
“The Sad, Short Life of Elizabeth Siddal, Pre-Raphaelite Model and Artist” by Lawrence B. Siddall. A review of the life of the artist and model.
“San Fransisco Meets Chelsea: Joachim Miller’s Dinner with the Pre-Raphalites” by Tim McGee. How the American frontier poet became acquainted with the Pre-Raphaelites.
Volume X, Number 2, Summer 2002
CONTENTS
“Charles Dickens and The Pre-Raphaelites” by Thomas J. Tobin. The story of Dickens’s relation to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
“Pre-Raphaeladies” by Nic Peeters. Looks at the work of women artists in the Pre-Raphaelite Movement.
“Charles Dickens and The Pre-Raphaelites” by Thomas J. Tobin. The story of Dickens’s relation to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
“Pre-Raphaeladies” by Nic Peeters. Looks at the work of women artists in the Pre-Raphaelite Movement.
Volume X, Number 1, Spring 2002
CONTENTS
“Weaving by Night and Day: Entrapment in The Lady of Shalott” by Emily Bernhard Jackson. Discusses various illustrations inspired by Tennyson’s poem.
“Inner Lives and Outer Worlds: Blake and Pre-Raphaelitism” by Serena Trowbridge. Deals with William Blake’s influence over the Pre-Raphaelites.
“How to Make a Modern Pre-Raphaelite Poem” by Tim McGee.
“The Dudley Gallery 1865-1882: The Principal Forum for the Early Aesthetic Movement” by Dennis Lanigan.
“How the Brontes of Haworth, and Foot and Mouth led to a Pre-Raphaelite adventure” by Helen Newman.
“Weaving by Night and Day: Entrapment in The Lady of Shalott” by Emily Bernhard Jackson. Discusses various illustrations inspired by Tennyson’s poem.
“Inner Lives and Outer Worlds: Blake and Pre-Raphaelitism” by Serena Trowbridge. Deals with William Blake’s influence over the Pre-Raphaelites.
“How to Make a Modern Pre-Raphaelite Poem” by Tim McGee.
“The Dudley Gallery 1865-1882: The Principal Forum for the Early Aesthetic Movement” by Dennis Lanigan.
“How the Brontes of Haworth, and Foot and Mouth led to a Pre-Raphaelite adventure” by Helen Newman.
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