{"title":"Stephens, Frederic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrederic George Stephens (1827-1907)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a British art critic and a key figure within the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, despite being one of its two non-artistic members. Born in Walworth, London, Stephens faced physical challenges due to an accident in 1837, leading to a private education and eventual enrolment at the Royal Academy Schools in 1844. There, he met future Brotherhood members John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt, joining the group in 1848 and often serving as a model for their works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDisappointed by his own artistic capabilities, Stephens shifted his focus to art criticism, claiming to have destroyed most of his paintings, though several, including \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Proposal\u003c\/strong\u003e\" and \"Morte d'Arthur,\" are now in the Tate Gallery. His criticism work began at the Athenaeum, where he served as art critic and later editor from 1860 to 1901, and contributed to other art journals, including the Pre-Raphaelite journal, The Crayon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStephens published works on Gothic and Netherlandish art and wrote extensively on British collecting, promoting Victorian interest in contemporary art. He also served as Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, contributing significantly to its catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA falling out occurred between Stephens and Holman Hunt over the latter's painting \"The Triumph of the Innocents,\" which damaged their friendship. Despite being a loyal supporter, Stephens criticised the work, prompting Hunt's retaliatory attack years later. Stephens’ conservative views on art and his disapproval of Impressionism contributed to the end of his long association with the Athenaeum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1866, Stephens married artist Rebecca Clara Dalton, and they lived together in Hammersmith, London, raising a family until he died in 1907.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe above image shows a portrait of Frederic Stephens by William Holman Hunt.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"stephens-frederick-g-1828-1907-mother-child-c-1854","title":"Stephens, Frederick G. (1828-1907) - Mother \u0026 Child c.1854","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrederic Stephens persuaded the Pre-Raphaelite model Annie Miller (seen in Holman Hunt's 'Awakening Conscience') to sit for his modern version of a Biblical Madonna and Child. Stephens introduced tragedy with clues about the Crimean War (1853-56). The child stops playing with his military toys to reach towards his mother as she reacts to a letter bringing bad news from the conflict. Stephens never finished the picture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4840 pixels wide by 3670 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/stephens-frederic\" title=\"Frederic Stephens\"\u003eFrederic Stephens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50812773564746,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Stephens_FrederickG._1828-1907_-Mother_Child_main.jpg?v=1747051930"},{"product_id":"stephens-frederick-g-1828-1907-the-proposal-marquis-griselda-c-1850","title":"Stephens, Frederick G. (1828-1907) - The Proposal (Marquis \u0026 Griselda) c.1850","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike many Pre-Raphaelite works, The Proposal demonstrates the hierarchy of rich and poor and explores love across social classes. In this scene from Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, a nobleman has put Griselda through trials, but she has taught him kinder ways. She thinks about her future. The open window suggests she will leave her father’s cottage. This is the only surviving complete painting by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Frederic Stephens. Griselda was modelled by the artist Elizabeth Siddal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4689 pixels wide by 5895 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/stephens-frederic\" title=\"Frederic Stephens\"\u003eFrederic Stephens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50812903555402,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Stephens_FrederickG._1828-1907_-TheProposal_Marquis_Griselda__main.jpg?v=1747051930"},{"product_id":"pre-raphaelite-collection-574-high-resolution-images","title":"Pre-Raphaelite Collection - 574 High Resolution Images","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExperience the beauty and passion of the Pre-Raphaelite movement through this collection of 574 images from talented Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood members and artists who embraced the style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-huuid=\"3096898007996193811\"\u003eThe Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of English painters, poets and art critics formed in 1848. They rejected the academic art of the Royal Academy and instead sought inspiration in the art of the Italian Renaissance period before Raphael. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-huuid=\"3096898007996192440\"\u003eThe group's name reflected their preference for the \"primitive\" and \"innocent\" style of that era.\u003cspan class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"658cb21f-afe5-40e7-818e-d80903faf6db\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"UV3uM\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-huuid=\"3096898007996192440\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pjBG2e\" data-cid=\"658cb21f-afe5-40e7-818e-d80903faf6db\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"UV3uM\"\u003eIt was founded by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, Frederic George Stephens and Thomas Woolner who formed a seven-member \"Brotherhood\" partly modelled on the Nazarene movement. The Brotherhood was only ever a loose association and their principles were shared by other artists of the time, including Ford Madox Brown, Arthur Hughes and Marie Spartali Stillman. Later followers of the principles of the Brotherhood included Edward Burne-Jones and John William Waterhouse amongst others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download features 574 hi-res images, in jpeg format. 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