Joanna, George and Henry: A Pre-Raphaelite Tale of Art, Love and Friendship

Joanna, George, and Henry were three young artists closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites whose letters give a vivid insight into the dramas of their personal life. Their dedication to their art was absolute, and they wrote to each other about art, their friends, favorite books, travels, illnesses, passions, and quarrels. Their story portrays the age in which they lived and the powerful drama of their emotional and professional lives.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 376 pages
Publication date: 17 September 2019
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Joanna, George, and Henry are three artists closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites whose letters give a vivid insight into the dramas of their personal life. The transcript of the material on which this group portrait is based came to light ten years ago, revealing a powerful family drama and a most unusual love story. Joanna Boyce's dedication to her art was absolute, and she studied in Paris under Thomas Couture and had her first painting exhibited at the Academy when she was only 24. She was headstrong, self-critical, opinionated, and teasing, and died tragically young. Between them, Joanna, her brother George, and suitor Henry Wells knew all the artistic luminaries of the day, including Ruskin, Millais, and Rossetti (with whom George shared a great deal, including mistresses). They wrote to each other not just about art, but about their friends, favorite books, travels, illnesses, passions, and quarrels. In this book, they tell their story in their own vivid words, portraying the age in which they lived and the powerful drama of their emotional and professional lives.

Weight: 958g
Dimension: 172 x 244 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783274543