Quiz on Victorian Art & Design
The Quiz below contains questions on most of the artists on
this site. Click on the following links for an individual Quiz on each movement
or each artist: Pugin and the Gothic
Revival, The
Pre-Raphaelites, William
Morris, Burne-Jones,
Aubrey Beardsley Frith
- Which three artists founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
and in what year?
- Who painted The Carpenter's Shop and which
famous author attacked it?
- Who designed a house for William Morris and what was it
called?
- What were the Names of Morris's first three wallpaper
designs and which firm printed them for him?
- Give the names of the two best National Trust houses for
seeing Morris textiles?
- What was the name of Morris's printing press and who drew
the illustrations for The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer which
Morris printed there?
- Which were the first and last books illustrated by Aubrey
Beardsley?
- Which room in Leyland's London house did Beardsley
especially admire and which artist painted the walls?
- Whom did Whistler sue for libel and how much did the Jury
award him in damages?
- Who designed most of the decorations in the New Palace of
Westminster? In what town is his church of St Augustine's?
- Who bought Frith's painting The New Dress and why
did he buy it?
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