Samuel Bancroft was an American industrialist as well as a major collector of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artwork. His appreciation for art and his desire to give back to the community led to his becom
Lady Lilith by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, purchased by Samuel Bancroft in 1892
The Delaware Art Museum is an art museum located on the Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware, which holds a collection of more than 12,000 objects. The museum was founded in 1912 as the Wilmington
Exterior view
Mary Magdalene by Frederick Sandys, c. 1858–1860
Who shall be captain? a 1911 painting by Howard Pyle at the museum
Portrait of Elizabeth Siddal by Pre-Raphaelite Dante Gabriel Rossetti, c. 1854