Sarah Herring

This publication reintroduces the artist Jean-François Millet to a contemporary audience while considering his profound influence on British painting. One of the most famous artists of the late nineteenth century, Millet has not been the subject of a publication in the UK since the 1970s. Accompanying a focused exhibition at the National Gallery, this book examines important aspects of his...

The extraordinary story behind Manet’s portrait of his only pupil Eva Gonzalès, placed within the broader context of women painters of the period. Edouard Manet (1832–1883) only ever had one formal pupil, Eva Gonzalès (1849–1883). The daughter of a prominent writer, she entered Manet’s studio aged 19. He portrayed her the year they met and exhibited the ambitious full-length portrait...

One of the most important figures in Austrian nineteenth-century art, Waldmüller aspired to capture the truth of nature in his landscape paintings. Significant for his work both as an artist and influential teacher, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793-1865) was one of the most important figures in Austrian nineteenth-century art. He was dedicated to capturing a true and unidealised impression of nature...