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Arthur Hughes (27 January 1832 – 22 December 1915), was an English
England

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 painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of England Paintings, poets, and critics, founded in 1848 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, John Everett Millais, Frederic George Stephens, Thomas Woolner and William Holman Hunt....
.

es was born in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. His best-known paintings are April Love and The Long Engagement
The Long Engagement

The Long Engagement is a painting by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Arthur Hughes which was created between 1854 and 1859. The painting was originally titled "Orlando"....
, both of which depict troubled couples contemplating the transience of love and beauty.






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Arthur Hughes (27 January 1832 – 22 December 1915), was an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of England Paintings, poets, and critics, founded in 1848 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, John Everett Millais, Frederic George Stephens, Thomas Woolner and William Holman Hunt....
.

Biography

Hughes was born in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. His best-known paintings are April Love and The Long Engagement
The Long Engagement

The Long Engagement is a painting by the Pre-Raphaelite artist Arthur Hughes which was created between 1854 and 1859. The painting was originally titled "Orlando"....
, both of which depict troubled couples contemplating the transience of love and beauty. They were inspired by John Everett Millais
John Everett Millais

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, Royal Academy was an English Painting and illustrator and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood....
's earlier "couple" paintings but place far greater emphasis on the pathos of human inability to maintain the freshness of youthful feeling in comparison to the regenerative power of nature.

Like Millais, Hughes also painted an Ophelia
Ophelia

Ophelia is a fictional character in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes , and sweetheart of Prince Hamlet....
 and illustrated Keats's poem The Eve of St. Agnes
The Eve of St. Agnes

"The Eve of St. Agnes" is a long poem by John Keats, written in 1819 in poetry and published in 1820 in poetry. It is widely considered to be amongst his finest poems and was influential in 19th century literature....
. Hughes's version of the latter is in the form of a secular triptych
Triptych

A triptych is a work of art which is divided into three sections, or three Wood carving panels which are hinged together and folded. It is therefore a type of polyptych, the term for all multi-panel works; the diptych has two panels....
, a technique he repeated for scenes from Shakespeare's As You Like It
As You Like It

As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the folio of 1623....
.

His works are noted for their magical, glowing colouring and delicate draughtsmanship.

Hughes was in close contact with the writer George MacDonald
George MacDonald

George MacDonald was a Scotland author, poet, and Christian minister.Though no longer well known, his works have inspired admiration in such notables as W....
 and illustrated some of his books as well as producing numerous illustrations for Norman MacLeod
Norman Macleod

Norman MacLeod , Scottish divine and miscellaneous writer, son of the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D., a distinguished minister of the Scottish Church, studied at Edinburgh, and was ordained in 1838....
's monthly magazine, Good Words.

Hughes died in Kew Green, London, leaving about 700 known paintings and drawings, along with over 750 book illustrations.

See also

  • List of Pre-Raphaelite paintings
    List of Pre-Raphaelite paintings

    This is a list of paintings produced by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and other artists associated with the Pre-Raphaelite style....
     - includes catalogue of Arthur Hughes' work with links to individual painting's articles.
  • List of British painters
    List of British painters

    The following is a partial list of United Kingdom painters :...


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