Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-15

The exhibition of English Pre-
Raphaelite art at the Academy of Fine
Arts, Philadelphia, which has been
looked forward TO with unusual interest
among literary and art circles, especially
in New York, Philadelphia, and
Chicago, has been opened to public
view since Thursday last
The collection comprises examples Of
the work of Rossett, Burne-.Iones, Ford
MADDOX Brown, and William Blake.
1t includes paintings in oil and water
color, the original work of all four, and
numerous photographs of original pencil
drawings by the poet-artist Rossetti
Throughout the collection are found
many of the valuable "liollyer" photo
graphs Of the paintings by Dante
Gabriel Rossetl and Edward Burne-
Jones.
The collection is distributed over two
rooms. 10 the left of the first apart
ment entered are the photographs re.
ferred to. To the right is hung the
William Blake collection of original
drawings, owned by Herbert Harlakcn-
den Gilchriat of London, England, son
of Blake's biographer.
This apartment contains examples in
o oraen ana w ,. VIII. I. the exception Of
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apartment ana the Rossettl pictures on
the left wall.
Turning to the latter, among thu
larger and moro nmbitious convosSS ha'
attract attention g Is the S Tay"Sg sg u"
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claimed BY critics to be one Of the hes
specimens oil ROSsettl later work. Tht
artists inclination to symbolism is dis
cerned in the accessories of thp hrnd
which is surrounded with the ''i pa ssua
evoa noo,;c fsca M !, ','s iast.otl5
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MISS mss ) "1iuing, NeXt % It b the Cor
saIF, py foru MauoN-Brown, tn
teacher and friend of Rossetti, and, VII,
has Outlived his pupil.
Opposite to these is the celebrated
"Lady Iilith y n Largo nil nointinn
showing all the poetic charm OF feelinI
and peculiar conception of feminine de
lineation that distinguishes Rossctti
Burne-Jones and the school Of whicI
they were the exemplars.
l{ossetti celebrated this pictnre in m
following sonnet, a version az whir
appears on the frame:
Bopy,s MARRY
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lTbe witnh hEinved ii@flrathi'if,' ~
That, ere the snakes. her wpFt ANN
could deceive,
And her enchanted hair was the first golG
AND syn she sits, YOUNG while the earth
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can weave V 's'''' '''' 81