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Henry Robert Robertson
Pre-Raphaelite Mother and Child
1860 s

Name: Pre-Raphaelite Mother and Child
Brand: Henry Robert Robertson
Rating: 5 (42 reviews)

$2,139.73List Price

About the Item

A British oil on board Pre-Raphaelite painting of a mother and child in a coastal scene by Henry Robert Robertson. The work is signed bottom left and is presented in a fine period gilt frame. There is evidence of a museum label on the gilt mount and to the sides of the frame are secure mounts to suggest it has been shown in a museum. To the rear of the painted panel there is a trade label, unfortunately not fully decipherable, as over the top of that is another label with dedication to 'Annie Miller Robertson on her birthday 29th May 1863.' On the top of the frame and stretcher there is also a written reference to the collection of a Mrs Parsons (Alice) in Washington, USA. A charming jewel like painting of the type of romantic scene made famous by the Pre-Raphaelites. The artist has captured the beauty of the mother, her golden flowing hair and rustic shawl and dress, the child in a more luxurious fine red outfit. The sea in the distance as she walks along the shore. The gaze of both subjects locked on the artist and in turn us the viewer. Henry Robert Robertson, RE, RMS was born in Windsor in 1839 and illustrated a book called "Life in the Upper Thames" in 1875. He was also known as a figure and portrait painter. He exhibited widely, including the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of painters, etchers and engravers. The label to the back of the painting is very interesting, could it refer to Annie Miller a British woman who modelled for many paintings of the artists of the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood in the Victorian Era. Annie Miller (1835–1925) was an English artists' model who, among others, sat for the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, William Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais. The forward facing portrait by William Hunt and the sketch by Dante Rossetti are very reminiscent of the subject in our painting. The Pre-Raphaelites were a secret society of young artists (and one writer), founded in London in 1848. They were opposed to the Royal Academy’s promotion of the ideal as exemplified in the work of Raphael. The name Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood referred to the groups’ opposition to the Royal Academy’s promotion of the Renaissance master Raphael. They were also in revolt against the triviality of the immensely popular genre painting of time. Inspired by the theories of John Ruskin, who urged artists to ‘go to nature’, they believed in an art of serious subjects treated with maximum realism. Their principal themes were initially religious, but they also used subjects from literature and poetry, particularly those dealing with love and death. They also explored modern social problems. Its principal members were William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. After initial heavy opposition the Pre-Raphaelites became highly influential, with a second phase of the movement from about 1860, inspired particularly by the work of Rossetti, making a major contribution to symbolism. Henry Robert Robertson's works are held in many museums and national collections as well as in The Royal Academy Collection.

Creator:
Henry Robert Robertson (1839 - 1921, British)
Creation Year:
1860 s
Dimensions:
Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
Medium:
Oil,Cardboard
Movement Style:
Pre-Raphaelite
Period:
1860-1869
Condition:
Good original condition. The photographs do not do it justice it is very fine and jewel like.
Gallery Location:
Cotignac, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: LG/Robertson1stDibs: LU1430210621552

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