Rosa Brett facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Rosa Brett
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Rosa Brett
7 December 1829 Camberwell, London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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| Died | 31 January 1882 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | British |
| Movement | Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood |
Rosa Brett (born December 7, 1829 – died January 31, 1882) was a talented Pre-Raphaelite painter. She was the sister of another famous artist, John Brett. Their father, Charles Curtis Brett, was an army surgeon, and their mother was Ann Brett.
Rosa grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She often traveled, and in 1854–1855, she spent time in Belgium for her health. Sadly, her art career was cut short because she was often sick and had family duties. For a while, she used the secret name 'Rosarius' when she showed her paintings. Rosa never married and passed away at the age of 52.
Rosa Brett's Art Journey
Rosa started getting private art lessons very early, in October 1841. Her father paid for both her and her brother John to learn art. From 1850 to 1851, Rosa kept a diary. It tells us about her and John's life as artists when they shared a studio. This diary is still kept safe with the Brett family papers.
Her diary shows that Rosa and John worked together. Sometimes, Rosa's art was even sold under her brother's name. She once wrote about John's students visiting: "I had to make my escape not wishing any one to see me working at the [picture entitled] Fungus as the work passes for John's." This means she wanted to keep it a secret that she was working on that painting. John thought very highly of her, calling her "a Diamond sister" in his own diaries.
Rosa's earliest known artwork is from 1843. By 1850, she had sold her first painting. She also showed her work in several art exhibitions. Her painting The Hayloft, which showed a cat on a hay bale, was displayed at the Royal Academy in 1858. Important art critics liked it, and it received good reviews.
Even after one of her paintings was not accepted by the Royal Academy in 1863, she continued to succeed. She had nine more works shown there. These included The Field-Mice at Home in 1867, Starling and Bluetit in 1876, and Iris in 1887. Rosa used both oil paints and watercolors for her art. Most of her paintings are now owned by private collectors.
Images for kids
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A portrait of Rosa Brett.
