Sir John Gilbert: Art and Imagination in the Victorian Age

Bringing together a selection of large-scale historical paintings, modest and rarely seen landscape watercolours, illustrated novels, children's books, newspaper illustrations and ephemera from both public and private sources, this groundbreaking publication explores both an unduly neglected figure and some important aspects of Victorian life. Offering first-class, original research, Sir John Gilbert is essential reading for all those with a particular interest in Victorian art, literature and society.