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The Pre-Raphaelites: Romance and Realism

by Laurence Des Cars · 1999

Abrams Discoveries series

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Part of a series that focuses on individual facets of art, archaeology, music, philosophy, popular culture, science and nature. This book explores the work of the Pre-Raphaelite painters and poets.

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adult
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short · 127 pages

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