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William Michael Rossetti (25 September 1829 – 5 February 1919) was an English writer and critic. Early life. [edit] Born in London, Rossetti was a son of exiled Italian scholar Gabriele Rossetti and his wife Frances Rossetti née Polidori; he was the brother of Maria Francesca Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Christina Georgina Rossetti. Career.
Sep 21, 2024 · William Michael Rossetti (born September 25, 1829, London, England—died February 5, 1919, London) was an English art critic, literary editor, and man of letters, brother of Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti.
William Michael Rossetti invented his contemporary and our still enduring view of the PRB. He was its advocate, secretary and historian – and these functions made him a key player. Although he was a taxman by day, rising to senior ranks within the Inland Revenue, he was a critic of art and literature by night.
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB, later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 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 ...
William Michael Rossetti. (1829-1919), Critic and writer. Sitter in 9 portraits. Dante Gabriel's brother, and a civil servant from 1845, William Michael was a founder member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
William Michael Rossetti’s séance diary is a remarkable document in both the history of Pre-Raphaelitism and nineteenth-century spiritualism. In this previously unpublished manuscript, Rossetti meticulously recorded twenty séances between 1865 and 1868. The original motive was the death, in 1862, of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s wife, Elizabeth Siddal.
William Michael Rossetti. (1829—1919) art critic and literary editor. Quick Reference. (1829–1919) Man of letters, art critic, and editor, brother of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Christina Rossetti, educated at King's College School, London; he worked as an official of the Inland ...
William Michael Rossetti (25 September 1829 – 5 February 1919) was an English writer and critic.
knowledge of the poet. Among these prolific Shelleyans a leading figure, whom present-day. students tend unjustly to neglect, was William Michael Rossetti. Be- sides being a pioneer editor, he made substantial contributions to the biography and interpretation of the poet and stimulated the activity.
William Michael Rossetti (1829 - 1919) RA Collection: People and Organisations Art critic, and literary editor. Profile. Born: 1829 Died: 1919. Gender: Male. Share
