For John Brett, Cornwall provided a lasting source of inspiration, drawing him back again and again over the course of three decades. The legacy of these visits is an astonishingbody of work, detailing both well-known and obscure coastal views, capturing the spectacular splendour of the Cornish scenery. A selection of these paintings have been brought together in this book, and for the exhibition which accompanies its launch.

PREFACE

FROM PASSIONATE PRE-RAPHAEUTE TO SUCCESSFUL

MARINE PAINTER: THE LiFE OF JOHN BRETT

JOHN BRETT AND RUSKIN

JOHN BRETT IN CORNWALL

THE CORNWALL PAINTINGS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PHOTO CREDITS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE AUTHORS