A Pre-Raphaelite circle / by Raleigh Trevelyan

Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 256 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 26 cm. Summary: 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 Biography. 1800-1899. Authors, English 19th century; Biography. Pre-Raphaelites Great Britain; Biography. Women authors, English 19th century Biography. Art-Collectors and collecting. Genre: Bibliography. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…