Which Victorian writers and artists were influenced by John Keats?

John Keats was a prominent English Romantic poet whose reputation grew significantly during the Victorian Age, leading to his profound influence on several writers and artists of that period.12

His impact is notably evident in the following:

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson: Keats’s influence is clearly seen in the early poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and more broadly throughout the decorative Romantic verse of the Victorian era.12
• The Pre-Raphaelites: This group of artists and writers deeply admired Keats’s emotional temperament and his minute, delicate observations of nature. They frequently echoed his poetry in their own literary works and illustrated his verses in their paintings. Notably, the Pre-Raphaelite painter William Holman Hunt is associated with the period during which Keats’s reputation was steadily expanding.2

While Keats’s 19th-century followers often focused on the more superficial aspects of his work, his legacy remained a foundational element of Victorian artistic and poetic expression.2