Alma-Tadema: The Painter Of The Victorian Vision Of The Ancient World Modern Age (1985-2000) Annals of Design

Annals of Design

from driving the royal locomotive into the cotton candy machine to feeding her beach towel to the royal dragon

This illustrated gift book is a sensitive tribute to a pet cocker spaniel with great illustrations by Maude Earl

but his writing throughout is perhaps most revealing about Whitcomb's personality and style

Alma-Tadema: The Painter Of The Victorian Vision Of The Ancient World Modern Age (1985-2000) Annals of DesignThis Victorian painter of lush romantic scenes set in Roman times was hugely admired critically and popularly throughout his lifetime. After his death, his reputation plummeted as tastes changed, reaching its nadir in the 1950s when he was referred to as the worst painter in history. Championed by the Getty Museum, his work has regained its stature to stand alongside his contemporaries Leighton and Waterhouse.