{"title":"Strudwick, John Melhuish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Melhuish Strudwick (1849-1937\u003c\/strong\u003e) was a British Pre-Raphaelite painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrudwick, born in Hammersmith, London, was the son of William Strudwick (1808-1861) and Sarah Melhuish (1800-1862). He attended St Saviour's Grammar School in Southwark. Disliking the idea of a business career, he took classes at the Royal Academy Schools in South Kensington, but was not regarded as a promising student.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1860s he was encouraged by a visitor, the Scottish genre painter, John Pettie, whose style he subsequently emulated. His depiction of the ballad of 'Auld Robin Gray', which was exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists in 1873, is an example of this period. His art style, however, developed in a new direction in the 1870s when he worked first as studio assistant to Spencer Stanhope and then to Edward Burne-Jones. In keeping with artists in his circle, he exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery and the New Gallery in London. Strudwick's studio was in Hammersmith, close to that of Burne-Jones and Thomas Matthews Rooke, who had also been an assistant to Burne-Jones. He married Harriet Reed and had a single daughter, Ethel (1880-1954), who later became High Mistress of St Paul's Girls' School from 1927 to 1948, and was appointed a CBE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis initial success as a painter came to an end when wealthy and influential patrons such as the Liverpool shipowners William Imrie and George Holt withdrew their support. His painting \"When Sorrow comes in Summer Days, Roses Bloom in Vain\" was left half finished in protest at the seemingly orchestrated collapse of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrudwick's paintings were done in a blend of medieval and Renaissance styles, with meticulous attention to detail, especially in his treatment of draperies and accessories, and leading to a very small output. Some thirty of his paintings depict legendary and symbolic subjects, sometimes employing a lapidary technique from the Italian quattrocento. He employed rich, deep colours, faces clearly inspired by Burne-Jones and sumptuous drapery. His work was regularly slated by Frederic George Stephens, a failed painter come critic for the Athenaeum, who could find little positive to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis obituary in The Times described him as \"a beautiful old man... a charming personality, exceedingly kind to young artists.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"strudwick-john-melhuish-1849-1935-a-golden-thread-1885","title":"Strudwick, John Melhuish (1849-1935) - A Golden Thread 1885","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis picture was painted by Pre-Raphaelite John Melhuish Strudwick, who loved to create canvases with fairy-tale, mystical and mythological subjects. 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The painting depicts three women in front of an organ with one playing and the others listening to music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-huuid=\"8374657809193727914\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is a work of art that captures the essence of a quieter, more melodic era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-cid=\"7ebd03bd-734d-43dc-8307-9690a5b7af72\" class=\"pjBG2e\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"UV3uM\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4610 pixels wide by 5790 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 title=\"John Strudwick\" href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/strudwick-john-melhuish\"\u003eJohn Melhuish Strudwick\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50773138014538,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Strudwick_JohnMelhuish_1849-1935_-TheGentleMusicofaBygoneDay1890_main.jpg?v=1747051956"},{"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. 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