Portrait of Rossetti
Grylls, Rosalie Glynn, Lady Mander
Category
Books
Date
1964
Materials
Place of origin
London
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 3206842
Caption
Rosalie Glynn Grylls (1905-1988) married Geoffrey Mander (1882-1962), the owner of Wightwick Manor, in 1930. She was a writer, lecturer and art historian. Lady Mander corresponded with many of the descendants of the Pre-Raphaelite artists, from whom she learnt more about the artists' lives, techniques and influences. They also helped her and Geoffrey amass Wightwick's important Pre-Raphaelite art collection. Wightwick's collection features many works by artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, his wife artist and poet Elizabeth Siddal and his followers. This book charts Rossetti's life, career and oeuvre and was a significant text in the reinstatement of the Pre-Raphaelites in the canon of British art history.
Summary
Bibliographic description
255, [1] p . frontis. port., plates. 23cm Provenance: Plate of the National Trust Binding: Red cloth, gold-lettered spine, printed paper wrappers retained, portrait-illustrated, white-lettered. – Loose inserts: Newspaper cutting review; ALs addressed to Lady Mander; post card [Isle of Man] with attached mss note
Makers and roles
Grylls, Rosalie Glynn, Lady Mander