Lesbia and Her Sparrow, Sir Edward John Poynter Link is to downloadable high-res file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in a private collection; information on the painting can be found in the Bonham’s auction page for its last sale. The painting is a reference to Read More …
Helena and Hermia, Edward John Poynter Link is to a zoomable version on the Google Art Project; downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Art Gallery of South Australia. Victorian painter Edward Poynter gives us a beautiful and sensitive portrayal of the characters Read More …
The corner of the villa, Edward John Poynter Oil on canvas, roughly 24 x 24 inches (62 x 62 cm); link is to Wikimedia Commons; their image comes from a sale through Sotheby’s in 2007, so I assume the original is currently in a private Read More …
Edward Poynter was a Victorian painter, draughtsman and decorative designer. As a young student he was very impressed by the academic paintings of Frederic Leighton after meeting him in Italy. After returning from his trip to Italy, Poynter studied in London at Leigh’s Academy and Read More …
Though not technically a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (which consisted of only seven artists and writers) Valentine Cameron Prinsep was certainly within the inner levels of their circle. He was good friends with John Everett Millais and Edward Burne-Jones, worked on a project for Read More …
Evelyn Pickering knew at a very early age that she wanted to be an artist. At a point in the mid-19th Century when it was possible, but still not entirely acceptable, for women to do so, she convinced her parents to allow her to attend Read More …