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Books

Russell Ash, Victorian Masters and their Art, Pavilion (1999)
T. Barringer, Reading the Pre-Raphaelites, Yale (2003)
Jennie Chapel (forward by Jeremy Maas), Victorian Taste : The Complete Catalogue of paintings at the Royal Holloway College, Royal Holloway College(1982, 1993)
Judith Flanders, Consuming Passions : Leisure and Pleasure in Victorian Britain, HarperPress (2006)
Robert Hewison, Ian Warrell, Stephen Wildman, Ruskin, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites, Tate Gallery (2000)
Tim Hilton, The Pre-Raphaelites, Thames & Hudson (1970)
Penelope Hobhouse, Christopher Wood, Painted Gardens : English Watercolours 1850 - 1914, Pavilion (1988)
British Artists, 1880-1940: 005 (Dictionary of British Art) by by J. Johnson (Editor), A. Greutzner (Editor), Antique Collectors Club (1977)
Lionel Lambourne, 'Victorian' Genre Painting, Victoria & Albert Museum (1982)
Lionel Lambourne, Victorian Painting, Phaidon (1999)
Peter Nahum, Victorian Painters' Monograms: Identify Almost 2000 Signatures (Dealer Guides), Foulsham (2005)
Christopher Newall, Victorian Watercolours, Phaidon Press (1992)

Elizabeth Prettejohn, Art of the Pre-Raphaelites, Tate (2007)
Roy Strong, Painting the Past, Pimlico (2004 revd ed)
Julian Treuherz , Victorian Painting, Thames & Hudson (1993)
William Vaughan, British Painting :The Golden Age, Thames & Hudson (1999)
Christopher Wood, Dictionary of British Art, Vol 4, Victorian Painters I & II, Antique Collectors Club
Hidden Talents: A Dictionary of Neglected Artists Working 1880-1950 by Jeremy Wood, JWFA (1994)

Articles

Private vs. Public: Female Sexuality in Victorian Culture
The Pre-Raphaelite Collections - part one
Genre Painting and Common Life
British Women painters ; 1893 Exposition

Web Sites

Victorian Web
Victorian Art
Victorian Art in Britain
(unfortunately this no longer seems to be being updated - very comprehensive)
- artists
- books
ArtMagick
CGFA
Royal Holloway - MA in Victorian Media and Culture Studies
24 Hour Museum
Pre-Raphaelites
Rossetti Archive
Burlington Gallery - Artists biogs (and paintings for sale)
ArtNet (auctions)
Maas Gallery
(includes search for artist's portraits)
Olga's Gallery
Pre-Raphaelite Women
William and Lucy - The Other Rossettis (book review)
The Orientalist Gallery blog
Frederick Arthur Bridgman blog
Scottish Artists
Bob Speel
Nocloo (children's book illustrations)
Old Paint blog



Museums / Art Galleries / Houses

Birmingham    - City Museum & Art Gallery
Birmingham - PreRaphaelites
Hidden Burne-Jones
Blackburn       - Museum & Art Gallery
Blackwell - Arts and Crafts House
Bournemouth - Russell Cotes Gallery

Bradford         - Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Bristol          - City Museum & Art Gallery
Compton, Guildford - The Watts Gallery
Cumbria - Ruskin Museum
Delaware - Art Museum
Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art
Dundee             - McManusGalleries
Faringdon, Oxfordshire - Buscot Park
The Briar Rose Paintings
Kelmscott Manor - Wiki entry
Hull - Ferens Art Gallery
Paws For Thought: Animals through Victorian and Edwardian Eyes
opens 19th April

Kettering        - The Alfred East Gallery
Leamington   - Pump Room Gallery
Leeds            - The City Art Gallery
Liverpool         - The Walker Gallery
London         Victoria & Albert Museum
London - Leighton House Museum
London - Linley Sambourne House
London - National Portrait Gallery
Victorian Galleries (nb. requires Quicktime)
London - Royal Academy of Arts
London - Geffyre Museum
Manchester     - The City Art Gallery
Newcastle      - The Laing Gallery
Port Sunlight  - The Lady Lever Gallery
Scarborough  - Art Gallery

Fairy Tales and Fantasy: Children's Book Illustrations from York Museums Trust
15 March - 11 May 2008
Standen - Arts and Crafts House
Wightwick Manor - Arts and Crafts House
Wolverhampton - Arts + Museum

Private Galleries

West Sussex - Canon Gallery
Leicester -
Peter Nahum
Sutton Coldfield - Driffold Gallery
London - Christopher Wood Gallery
Broadway, Worcs - John Noott Galleries
London - Oakham Galleries

Reproductions

Bridgeman Art Gallery - http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/index.cfm?event=catalogue.home
Prestige Fine Art - Home
Encore Fine Art - Home
Victorian-paintings.com (Texas)

Societies

Pre-Raphaelite Society
The Victorian Society
William Morris Society

Auction Houses

Sotherby's
Victorian and Edwardian paintings
Christie's
Bonham's
Victorian pictures

Finding Information on Art Auction Sales, Sales Catalogues and Price Guides

Newspaper Articles etc.

Art lover's ups and downs shape story behind Victorian collection
Recent Victorian sale results at Bonham's
Victorian Painting funds science block

Andrew Lloyd Webber (1)
(2) critical of Victorian Art
(3) background to his collection
(4) Art Foundation
(5) review of the exhibition


Cataloguing Terms

"Attributed to ...."
in the cataloguer's opinion probably a work by the artist in whole or in part.

"Studio of ..."
"Workshop of ..."
in the cataloguer's opinion a work executed in the studio or workshop of the artist, possibly under their supervision.

"Circle of ..."
n the cataloguer's opinion a work of the period of the artist and showing their influence

"Follower of ..."
n the cataloguer's opinion a work executed in the artist's style but not necessarily by a pupil

"Manner of ..."
n the cataloguer's opinion a work executed in the artist's style but of a later date.

"After ..."
n the cataloguer's opinion a copy (of any date) of a work of the artist.