G. F. Watts: The Last Great Victorian

by Veronica Franklin Gould

George Frederic Watts (1817-1904) was a titanic figure in nineteenth-century British art. The father of British Symbolism and portrait painter of his age, he forged a controversial career that spanned the reign of Queen Victoria. This book, the first in-depth biography of Watts, sheds new light on the pioneering spirit and breadth of mind of the artist.
Drawing on Watts's abundant personal correspondence and diaries and an array of other contemporary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300105770
• ISBN13: 9780300105773
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 4.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.5" x 10.4"