In
The Germ (IV. 146) DGR introduced John Orchard's
âDialogue on Artâ
. Orchard had written enthusiastically to DGR about his âintense admiration for the Mary Virgin, and entering into a long metaphysical disquisition on the principle of adopting the mode of thought and practice of any preceding age, which he condemnsâ (
Fredeman, Journal of the P. R. B., 11
, entry for 14 August 1849). Orchard's dialogue, and the sonnets he wrote about The Girlhood of Mary Virgin painting, are among the most important documents of the early PRB period, not least because Orchard was not part of DGR and his circle.
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Scholarly Commentary
IntroductionÂ
In The Germ (IV. 146) DGR introduced John Orchard's âDialogue on Artâ . Orchard had written enthusiastically to DGR about his âintense admiration for the Mary Virgin, and entering into a long metaphysical disquisition on the principle of adopting the mode of thought and practice of any preceding age, which he condemnsâ ( Fredeman, Journal of the P. R. B., 11 , entry for 14 August 1849). Orchard's dialogue, and the sonnets he wrote about The Girlhood of Mary Virgin painting, are among the most important documents of the early PRB period, not least because Orchard was not part of DGR and his circle.
Printing HistoryÂ
First printed as the prefatory note to Orchard's dialogue in the May 1850 issue of The Germ, 146 .