The Art Annual for 1886—the Christmas number of the Art
Journal —is "L. Alma Tadema, Royal Academician : his Life and Work," by Miss Helen Zimmern. It forms a companion volume to the two other volumes issued from the Art Journal office on Sir Frederick Leighton and Sir John Millais, and is profusely and beautifully illustrated with reproductions of many of the pictures that not so long ago were collected in the Grosvenor Gallery. It is evident that Mr. Alma Tadema can inspire great enthusiasm, for Miss Helen Zimmern writes of him in the most fervid manner. Her admiration, however, doubtless enriches her style, and makes her biography very pleasant reading. At this time of day, it is unnecessary to speak at length of the work of Mr. Tadema. It is enough to say that Miss Zimmern has reproduced a wise selection from his works. This volume, which apart from its subject is a very handsome gift-book, is sure to stimu- late interest in the artist, who has been so long naturalised among us, that it is difficult to think of him as not an Englishman.
Previous page
