The Northern Pre-Raphaelite
W B Scott, artist of distinction
The previous Pressphotoman piece marking a significant photographic anniversary has sent this blog’s research into the firm of W. & D. Downey of Newcastle on Tyne in fresh directions.
On 29th June 1863, William Downey took a number of group portraits in the garden of the London home of the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
They feature Rosset…
