Anecdotalwisdom: poet and critic theodore watts added the name dunton, his mother’s surname, to his own in 1896. painter james whistler, the deadly foe of all social pretension, signalised the event with a three-word note to his erstwhile friend: “theodore, watts dunton?”
Book_addict: happy birthday to english writer/poet theodore watts-dunton (october 12, 1832), author of "the renascence of wonder" (1903) et al.
Durhamwasp: henry treffry dunn [1838-1899]
dante gabriel rossetti reading proofs of sonnets and ballads to theodore watts-dunton in the drawing room at 16 cheyne walk, london [1882]
Tomd3sg: happy that this book that just arrived! i'm looking forward to learning more about theodore watts-dunton!!
Tomd3sg: this is henry treffry dunn's c.1898 painting for the the theodore watts-dunton cabinet: hamlet and ophelia! i have been reading about him over the past few days and not only was he an amazing artist in his own right,but also make copies for rossetti in his role as assistant!