Writer and critic. He was best-known as the co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848, and edited the Brotherhood's literary magazine, "The Germ". He was born in London, the son of Italian scholar Gabriel Rossetti and was the brother of poet and artist Gabriel Dante Rossetti and poet Christina Georgia Rossetti. In 1874, he married Lucy Maddox Brown, daughter of the artist Ford Maddox Brown. He wrote many biographies and critcisms, ranging from poet Algernon Swinburne to artist James McNeil Whistler. He was a major contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Writer and critic. He was best-known as the co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848, and edited the Brotherhood's literary magazine, "The Germ". He was born in London, the son of Italian scholar Gabriel Rossetti and was the brother of poet and artist Gabriel Dante Rossetti and poet Christina Georgia Rossetti. In 1874, he married Lucy Maddox Brown, daughter of the artist Ford Maddox Brown. He wrote many biographies and critcisms, ranging from poet Algernon Swinburne to artist James McNeil Whistler. He was a major contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Bio by: s.canning
Family Members
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Gabriele Pasquale Giuseppe Rossetti
1783–1854
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Frances Mary Polidori Rossetti
1800–1886
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Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti
1843–1894
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Maria Francesca Rossetti
1827–1876
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1828–1882
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Christina Rossetti
1830–1894
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