The English school of painting was officially recognisedat the beginning of the 18th century through the work ofWilliam Hogarth. It includes works by the most famousEnglish artists; such as Thomas Gainsborough; JosephMallord William Turner; John Constable; Edward Burne-Jones; and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. This subject is introducedwith a very unique text; published in 1882: a French studyof English pictorial art. The author; Ernest Chesneau; washighly-cultured; an art historian and inspector of Fine Arts.He explains the beginnings of this school which excels inportraiture and landscapes; and reminds us of the Englishbrilliance regarding watercolours; not forgetting to includethe work of the Pre-Raphaelites.
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