An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by English Pre-Raphaelite Artist Frederic James Shields. Dated 1861. A long letter about the problems he was exercising with one of his still life paintings and that he was not prepared to past it on until it improved. loan of a picture after it had been displayed at the Royal Academy. Frederic James Shields 1833 – 1911 was a British artist, illustrator, and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites through Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown.. Size is 178 x 110mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Repair to rear page effecting the text.