British Stock and Alien Inspiration. Plate 1 from Rossetti and His Circle, 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches. Click on image to enlarge it.
British Stock and Alien Inspiration
First County Member “Very clever, no doubt —”
Holman Hunt
Second Country Member “Full of wonderful ideas but —”
John Millais
First County Member
Second Country Member “Not to be trusted for one moment.”
Holman Hunt
John Millais
The point seems to be that the county members of parliament don’t trust Disraeli (at left) just as Hunt and Millais don’t trust Rossetti (at right).
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Bibliography
Beerbohm, Max. Rossetti and His Circle. London: William Heinemann, 1922.
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