The Delaware Art Museum To Show the Pre-Raphaelites in Print

artwork: Edward Burne-Jones - "The Briar Wood, Briar Rose Series", 1892 - Photogravures - 29 1/2". © 1892. Collection of the Delaware Art Museum (Samuel & Mary R. Bancroft  collection) where it can be seen in "Pre-Raphaelites in Print: The Age of Photomechanical Reproduction" from June 18 through September 17.


Wilmington, DE.- The Delaware Art Museum is pleased to present “Pre-Raphaelites in Print: The Age of Photomechanical Reproduction”, featuring 35 stunning photomechanical facsimiles drawn exclusively from the Museum’s Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft collection of British Pre-Raphaelite art, on view June 18 through September 17. This exhibition displays images of Pre-Raphaelite art created by individual photographers, including Frederick Hollyer and Valentine Prinsep, as well as those produced by larger commercial enterprises, such as the Autotype Company. Selected works highlight the diverse production processes employed during the early stages of photographic reproduction.

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