Frederic James Shields, (1833–1911) was an artist and designer born in Hartlepool, England but generally known as a Manchester artist as he spent most of his early working life there. Hartlepool ('hɑːtlɪpuːl is a North Sea port in North East England He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelites through Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (also known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters Poets, and critics founded in 1848 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882 was an English poet Illustrator, painter and Translator. Ford Madox Brown ( April 16, 1821 &ndash October 6, 1893) was an English painter of moral and historical subjects notable for his
Shields' work was heavily influenced by the highly colouristic late style of Rossetti. Most of his art is illustrative, though he also painted some ambitious religious works and some genre images of Manchester life. His designs are comparable to Art Nouveau. Art Nouveau ( nu vo anglicised /ˈɑːt nuːvəu/ ( French for 'new art' also known as Jugendstil ( German for 'youth style' is an international The letters between Shields and Rossetti during their long relationship are also a useful source of information on both artists.
Shields's portrayal of the room in which William Blake had died inspired Rossetti to write a sonnet about the subject. William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827 was an English poet, painter, and Printmaker. [1] Shields was also with Rossetti himself when he died, and produced a drawing of the dead poet at the request of Rossetti's brother. [2]
Shields helped to secure for Brown the commission for the Manchester Murals. The Manchester Murals are a series of twelve paintings by Ford Madox Brown on the History of Manchester, England in Manchester Town Hall He was initially commissioned himself to produce six of the twelve paintings, but he withdrew in favour of Brown.
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