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The Most Famous Artworks of Pre-Raphaelite

The 60 most celebrated works of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, ranked by renown across 204 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Mary Magdalene
    Mary Magdalene Lawrence Alma-Tadema · 1854
  2. Expulsion of Adam and Eve
    Expulsion of Adam and Eve John Faed · 1890
  3. Portia
    Portia John Everett Millais · 1894
  4. Lucia
    Lucia Frederic Leighton · 1889
  5. Lady Lilith
    Lady Lilith Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1866
  6. Susanna Anderson Rose
    Susanna Anderson Rose Frederick Sandys · 1862
  7. Mary Walker Waugh
    Mary Walker Waugh William Holman Hunt · 1868
  8. The Return of the Dove to the Ark
    The Return of the Dove to the Ark John Everett Millais · 1851
  9. Kynance
    Kynance John Brett · 1894
  10. Ophelia
    Ophelia John Everett Millais · 1851
  11. Mariana
    Mariana John Everett Millais · 1851
  12. Bocca Baciata
    Bocca Baciata Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1859
  13. Cordelia Parting from her Sisters
    Cordelia Parting from her Sisters Ford Madox Brown · 1854
  14. The Vision of St. Helen
    The Vision of St. Helen Unknown · 1920
  15. Ophelia
    Ophelia Henry Lejeune · 1857
  16. The Last of England
    The Last of England Ford Madox Brown · 1860
  17. Christ in the House of His Parents
    Christ in the House of His Parents John Everett Millais · 1849
  18. The Magic Circle
    The Magic Circle John William Waterhouse · 1894
  19. The Awakening Conscience
    The Awakening Conscience William Holman Hunt · 1853
  20. The Garden of the Hesperides
    The Garden of the Hesperides Edward Burne-Jones · 1891
  21. The Soul's Awakening
    The Soul's Awakening James Sant · 1894
  22. Joan of Arc
    Joan of Arc Dante Gabriel Rossetti
  23. Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)
    Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) Charles Lucy · 1868
  24. Pietro Torrigiano (1472–1522) (design for a mosaic in the Victoria and Albert Museum)
    Pietro Torrigiano (1472–1522) (design for a mosaic in the Victoria and Albert Museum) William Frederick Yeames · 1869
  25. Portrait of Thomas Spring Rice, 2nd Baron Monteagle (1849-1926)
    Portrait of Thomas Spring Rice, 2nd Baron Monteagle (1849-1926) Charles Wellington Furse · 1896
  26. A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids
    A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids William Holman Hunt · 1849
  27. April Love
    April Love Arthur Hughes · 1855
  28. The Golden Stairs
    The Golden Stairs Edward Burne-Jones · 1888
  29. The Vale of Rest
    The Vale of Rest John Everett Millais · 1858
  30. The Painter's Honeymoon
    The Painter's Honeymoon Frederic Leighton · 1864
  31. Hope
    Hope Edward Burne-Jones · 1898
  32. Ecce Ancilla Domini
    Ecce Ancilla Domini Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1850
  33. Study of Two Young Women [recto]
    Study of Two Young Women [recto] Valentine Cameron Prinsep · 1871
  34. The Virgin Swooning [recto]
    The Virgin Swooning [recto] Ford Madox Brown · 1844
  35. The Nativity
    The Nativity William Bell Scott · 1872
  36. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait Walter Deverell · 1849
  37. Figure Studies [verso]
    Figure Studies [verso] Valentine Cameron Prinsep · 1871
  38. Two Drapery Studies [verso]
    Two Drapery Studies [verso] Ford Madox Brown · 1844
  39. Algernon Charles Swinburne
    Algernon Charles Swinburne Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1861
  40. Maestro Giorgio of Gubbio (1465/1470–1555) (design for a mosaic in the Victoria and Albert Museum)
    Maestro Giorgio of Gubbio (1465/1470–1555) (design for a mosaic in the Victoria and Albert Museum) Solomon Hart · 1870
  41. Portrait of Mrs Caroline Norton (née Sheridan), (1808-1877), Poet
    Portrait of Mrs Caroline Norton (née Sheridan), (1808-1877), Poet George Frederic Watts · 1850
  42. Beata Beatrix
    Beata Beatrix Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1872
  43. The Order of Release
    The Order of Release John Everett Millais · 1852
  44. Portrait of a Roman Lady (La Nanna)
    Portrait of a Roman Lady (La Nanna) Frederic Leighton · 1859
  45. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait William Holman Hunt · 1867
  46. Self-portrait
    Self-portrait John Everett Millais · 1891
  47. Mrs Coventry Patmore
    Mrs Coventry Patmore John Everett Millais · 1851
  48. Wilkie Collins (1853)
    Wilkie Collins (1853) Charles Allston Collins · 1853
  49. Christ and the woman of Samaria at Jacob's well
    Christ and the woman of Samaria at Jacob's well John Linnell · 1842
  50. Beata Beatrix
    Beata Beatrix Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1872
  51. Before the Battle
    Before the Battle Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1865
  52. Study of a Young Woman's Head
    Study of a Young Woman's Head Edward Burne-Jones · 1898
  53. Vespertina Quies
    Vespertina Quies Edward Burne-Jones · 1897
  54. Our English Coasts
    Our English Coasts William Holman Hunt · 1852
  55. The Rescue
    The Rescue John Everett Millais · 1855
  56. Leisure Hours
    Leisure Hours John Everett Millais · 1864
  57. Dean of the Armed Guild of Saint George
    Dean of the Armed Guild of Saint George Albrecht De Vriendt · 1895
  58. Joan of Flanders, Daughter of Baldwin of Constantinople
    Joan of Flanders, Daughter of Baldwin of Constantinople Albrecht De Vriendt · 1895
  59. Merlin and Nimue
    Merlin and Nimue Edward Burne-Jones · 1861
  60. The Mill
    The Mill Edward Burne-Jones · 1892