William Morris
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William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditio
William Morris by Frederick Hollyer, 1887
Water House, Morris's childhood home; renovated in 2012, it now houses The William Morris Gallery.
William Morris at 23
William Morris self-portrait, 1856; he grew his beard that year, after leaving university.
John Ruskin
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John Ruskin was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, political
Ruskin in 1863
1843 portrait of John Ruskin by William Powell Frith, from the collection of Andrew Rhys Young, New York
The grave of John James Ruskin, father of John Ruskin, in the churchyard of St John the Evangelist, Shirley, Croydon
Portrait of John Ruskin by James Northcote, 1822