Romanticism

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It is roughly estimated that the English Romantic Movement began in 1798 when Wordsworth and Coleridge published the Lyrical Ballads. But it is wrong to assign any definite date to Romanticism. It was not a sudden outburst, but the result of a long, gradual growth and development. The poets of the Romantic school—Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, Byron etc—were not even the first Romantics of England. Check out this pin to learn more about Romanticism.

This lively portrait of a bold, noble Scotswoman by Philip Alexius de László fetched a good price, followed by a joyous procession painted by Lucien Jonas.

Which Romantic art paintings are the most important and representative of this period of art history? Here is our choice of the 10 best.