Arthur Hughes, born in London in 1832 of Welsh heritage, has always been an elusive figure in the history of British Art. This new book, the first ever published about Hughes, reveals his range and scope as a painter and book illustrator. The popularity of his more famous works and the enormous prices realised in the past few years for his rare appearances in the sale rooms have whetted the appetite for this insightful biography with its accompanying scholarly catalogue raisonne documenting each work from within the widely scattered source material. Leonard Roberts is an independent art historian living in Vancouver and Stephen Wildman is the new Director of the Ruskin Galleries at the University of Lancaster.
