Who painted “April Love”?

“April Love” was painted by Arthur Hughes in 1855. Where to see it: National Gallery.

What to look for

Pre-Raphaelite: intense colour, hard-edged detail everywhere at once, flowing hair and medieval or literary subjects; Academic art of the time is smoother and more classical.

Arthur Hughes (27 January 1832 – 22 December 1915) was an English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Arthur Hughes

More by Arthur Hughes

“The Long Engagement”, 1859
“Musidora Bathing”, 1848
“That was a Piedmontese ...”, 1862
“The Woodman’s Child”, 1860
“The Singer”, 1866
“Elaine with the Armour of Launcelot”, 1867
“Aurora Leigh’s Dismissal of Romney (‘The Tryst’)”, 1860
“The Eve of St Agnes”, 1856