A Pre-Raphaelite Circle

Pauline Trevelyan, friend and patroness of so many in the Pre-Raphaelite circle, has long been an intriguing figure to scholars of that period. The daughter of a poor parson, she was married to Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, a landowner-cum-scientist twenty years her senior and her opposite in character. Herself an artist, writer and critic, she spotted Swinburne's talents when he was still a schoolboy, and commissioned important works from Rossetti, Woolner and others. From her immense correspondence we learn much about John Ruskin. A Pre-Raphaelite Circle reproduces a late-unearthed letter from Ruskin that is revelatory in respect of his marriage. For this and many other reasons it is a crucial work of reference for students of Ruskin and the Pre-Raphaelites. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-252) and index. Subjects: Trevelyan, Pauline Lady 1816-1866 Friends and associates. Trevelyan, Paulina Jermyn lady 1816-1866. Millais, Euphemia Chalmers Gray 1828-1897. Millais, John Everett 1829-1896. Swinburne, Algernon Charles 1837-1909. Trevelyan, Paulina Jermyn (Jermyn) lady 1816-1866 256 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography; ISBN: 0701118857. ISBN/EAN: 9780701118853. Inventory No: 274335. …