An account of the artists who lived and worked in the Holland Park
area of west London in the 19th century. Chief among them were
Frederic (Lord) Leighton and Holman Hunt. The group represented art
as 'fashion' - they posed at home for society photographers, and
the public openings of their studios became part of the London
season. Many of them became millionaires in their own lifetimes and
exercised an extraordinary sway over the tastes and lifestyles of
the rich. The fact that their work is now largely neglected leads
one to the inescapable observation that what we are seeing is the
prototype of the Hello! set, a century earlier. (Kirkus UK)
The reign of Queen Victoria witnessed a spectacular rise in the
visibility, wealth, and prestige of English artists and designers.
Leading this resurgence was a group of artists who established
their studios in and around the new, fashionable district of
London's Holland Park. This book -- the first major study of the
Holland Park Circle of artists, architects, and their patrons -- is
both an engrossing narrative of their lives, works, and influence
and a perceptive analysis of the subtle relationships between high
Victorian taste and mercantile values.
The circle was formed around G. F. Watts, who lived at Little
Holland House; the handsome and accomplished Frederic Leighton; and
their friend Valentine Prinsep. The artists who followed included
Luke Fildes, Hamo Thomycroft, William Burges, Marcus Stone, James
Jebusa Shannon, and Holman Hunt. Their studio-houses, designed by
prominent architects of the era, were featured in architectural
journals and society magazines, influencing the external and
internal appearance of London's buildings. Caroline Dakers also
describes how the artists posed "at home" for society photographs
and how their "Show Sundays, " when the public was invited into the
studios, became part of the London Season. She presents a fresh
perspective on a period when art in England, in the words of Henry
James, had become "a great fashion."
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