James Smetham Papers, 1853-1899

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James Smetham Papers, 1853-1899

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James Smetham (1821-1899) was an English artist, engraver, essayist, and poet associated with Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Ruskin, and the pre-Raphaelite movement. The collection is three volumes of typed extracts from James Smetham's diaries and correspondence, with biographical information, annotations, and other related material by Smetham's wife, Sarah Goble Smetham (1828-1912); Morchard Bishop; and Geoffery Grigan. Included are transcriptions of letters to and from Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Ruskin with comments by Smetham about each of them, and discussions of Smetham's artistic and religious life (he was a devout Methodist) and the Stoke Newington area of London where Smetham lived.

3 volumes

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers.

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James Smetham (1821-1899) was an English artist, engraver, essayist, and poet associated with Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Ruskin, and the pre-Raphaelite movement. From the description of James Smetham papers, 1853-1899 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26271868 From the guide to the James Smetham Papers, 1853-1899, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers.) English painter and essayist. From the des...