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Brett, John
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Large scan of the Stonebreaker, probably the best known work by the Pre-Raphaelite artist John Brett.
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The Stonebreaker Stonebreaker oil on canvas, 49.5 x 67.3 cm, 1857, National Museums Galleries of Merseyside...Notes on the life of the Pre-Raphaelite and marine artist John Brett, and links to related information. From Bob Speel.
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John Brett ARA (1831-1902) He was greatly impressed by the writings of John Ruskin on art and geology, and by the works of the Pre-Raphaelites. Meeting J. W. Inchbold, another outdoor realist painter, added to Brett's determination to paint detail in nature He first...Brief biography of Brett, and detailed description of the picture.
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The Stonebreaker 1857-8 by John Brett (1831-1902 Artwork of the Month Brett was the son of a veterinary surgeon. He showed an early enthusiasm for geology, astronomy and painting. When he was forty he became a member of the Royal Society of Astronomers. In his house on Putney Heath Lane, Brett...