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Millais: Three Generations in Nature, Art and Sport
Jnp Watson
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Description for Millais: Three Generations in Nature, Art and Sport
hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, plans, index. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220. Weight in Grams: 1050. Fine in fine dust wrapper, and non-stick plastic wrap. DW showing light shelf wear, remains fine
Sir JohnEverett Millais PRA, portrait painter and founder, with Holman Hunt and Rossetti, of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, was a towering figure in Victorian England. But as a young man, whilst on holiday with John Ruskin and Ruskin's wife, Effie, he fell in love with Effie whose marriage to the impotent Ruskin was later annulled. In due course she married Millais. Their romance, though it shocked Queen Victoria, is one of the great love stories of the century. It ended forty years later when Millais, on his death bed, persuaded the Queen to receive Effie as a last gesture to one ... Read more
Sir JohnEverett Millais PRA, portrait painter and founder, with Holman Hunt and Rossetti, of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, was a towering figure in Victorian England. But as a young man, whilst on holiday with John Ruskin and Ruskin's wife, Effie, he fell in love with Effie whose marriage to the impotent Ruskin was later annulled. In due course she married Millais. Their romance, though it shocked Queen Victoria, is one of the great love stories of the century. It ended forty years later when Millais, on his death bed, persuaded the Queen to receive Effie as a last gesture to one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The Sportsmans Press London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780948253287
SKU
KSG0030639
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Ref
99-1
About Jnp Watson
J.N.P. Watson first became interested in art at Eton under the guidance of Wilfrid Blunt and later studied at the City and Guilds of London Art School. A regular officer in the Royal Horse Guards, he served in Germany, Egypt, Gibraltar and Cyprus, where he was mentioned in despatches. In 1982, he was awarded a Churchill Travelling Fellowship in recognition ... Read more
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