ثم بات معروفاً بدوره في بزوغ الفلسفة الجمالية (Aestheticism) بتوجيه اثنان من معلميه، والتر باتر (Walter Pater) وجون رسكن (John Ruskin).
He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin.