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The Wind (The Woman in Blue in the Dust Vortex) by Zsigmond Vajda (1860-1931). Romania/Hungary.
#fashionhistory
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Under Candlelight by John Butler Yeats (Irish artist, lived 1839-1922).
"There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.” - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein.
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Boy Reading Adventure Story (1923) Norman Rockwell (American painter and illustrator, lived 1894–1978).
#kingarthur
#reading
#books
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The Meeting on the Turret Stairs [also known as Hellelil and Hildebrand] (1864) by Frederic William Burton (Irish artist, lived 1816-1900). The love story of Hellelil, who fell in love with her personal guard Hildebrand. "Ireland's favourite painting".
#stpatricksday
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Bright Eyes (1877) by John Everett Millais (English artist, lived 1829–1896). Here is Florence Coleridge wearing a bright red Inverness Cape and an open expression.
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Judith (1892) by Jules Lefebvre (French artist, lived 1836–1911).
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Pandora (1908) by Thomas Kennington (English artist, 1856–1916).
In Greek myth - the first woman. Each god gave Pandora a unique gift. She was also given a box containing every misery and evil. When it was unwisely opened all the horrors burst out - leaving only hope behind.
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Elegante sur les quais de Seine (c. 1900) by Victor Gabriel Gilbert (French artist, lived 1847–1933). As this lady knows, bad weather is never an excuse for bad style.
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Peonies (1870) by Charles Edward Perugini (Italian artist, lived 1839–1918). Interesting fact - in 1874 Perugini married Kate Dickens, youngest daughter of writer, Charles.
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Evelyn Farquhar, wife of Captain Francis Douglas Farquhar (1906) by John Lavery (Irish artist, lived 1856–1941). Lavery was the son of an unsuccessful publican and orphaned aged three - and here he is painting the daughter of an Earl. 📈
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Girl Standing on a Balcony by Carl Holsoe (Danish artist, lived 1863–1935).
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Lady Reading by a Window by Thomas Benjamin Kennington (English artist, lived 1856–1916).
'The world was hers for the reading.' - Betty Smith.
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The Green Dress (c. 1890s) by John White Alexander (American artist, lived 1856–1915). Remember: Time spent with a cat is never wasted.🐈⬛
#Caturday
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Jeune fille de profil (1899) by Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (French artist, lived 1871-1950). Ethereal, luxurious, timeless.
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The Apparition (1876-77) by Gustave Moreau (French artist, lived 1826–1898).
Salome danced in front of King Herod and his guests - and the dance delighted Herod so much he rashly promised her anything she wanted. Here, a vision of John the Baptist's severed head.
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The Wedding Dress (1911) by Fred Elwell (English, 1870-1958). Ferens Art Gallery. What's happened? Open to different interpretations.
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Selene (1880) [the goddess and personification of the Moon] by Albert Aublet (French artist, lived 1851–1938). The work was accompanied by a poem written by a friend:
Barely hatched, the silver stars are trembling,
At the foot of the golden mountains the lake becomes obscure,
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Young Woman with a Book (c. 1750) by Pietro Rotari (Italian artist, lived 1707–1762).
'She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.'
- Louisa May Alcott, Work: A Story of Experience.
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The Ball by Gaston de La Touche (French artist, lived 1854-1913). The late 19th century was an optimistic time in Paris and became known as La Belle Époque ‘the beautiful time’. Here, the charm and elegance of the ballroom.
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Madame has a Guest (1908) by Remy Cogghe (Belgian artist, lived 1854–1935). Edwardian servants being naughty.
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The Uninvited Guest (1844) by Adolph Menzel (German artist, lived 1815–1905). Polite ring of the doorbell ...
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The Yellow Jacket (1907) by William McGregor Paxton (American artist, lived 1869-1941). An elegant women in a highly styled Chinese jacket consults a weighty tome by a window.
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Adieu! (1892) by Alfred Guillou (French artist, lived 1844-1926). Heartbreaking.
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Consolation (1867) by Auguste Toulmouche (French artist, lived 1829–1890).
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Young Woman with Roses by Jules-Alexis Muenier (French artist, lived 1863–1942).
'.. he that dares not grasp the thorn
Should never crave the rose.'
- Anne Brontë, The Narrow Way
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Conversation in the Jardin du Luxembourg (1892) by Vittorio Matteo Corcos (Italian artist, lived 1859-1933). Historic garden in Paris.
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Portrait Of Mrs. Howard-Johnston (1906) by Giovanni Boldini (Italian artist, lived 1842–1931). That is what I call a portrait - who *wouldn't* want to be painted by Boldini?
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The Enchantress (1878) by Luis Ricardo Falero (Spanish artist, lived 1851-1896).
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A Pleasant Corner (1865) by John Callcott Horsley (English artist, lived 1817-1903). 'The world was hers for the reading.' - Betty Smith
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The Black Veil (1907) by Samuel Melton Fisher (English artist, lived 1859–1939). Grieving for a loved one or guarding a deep secret? Mourning or mystery? Sorrow or secrecy? 🤔
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The harbour in Trieste [Italy] (1907) by Egon Schiele (Austrian artist, lived 1890-1918). Schiele was only 17 when he painted this - sadly he passed away from the Spanish flu aged 28.
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The Little Foot Page (1905) by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (English artist, lived 1872-1945). Dressed in male clothing and about to cut her long hair so she can pass as a boy. Her dress and wimple are discarded in the foreground.
#PreRaphaelite
revivalist.
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Flora (1892) by Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939). Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist.
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Nightly Walk of the Monks to the Mountain Monastery Athos (c. 1880) by Hermann David Salomon Corrodi (Italian artist, lived 1844-1905). A moonlit return. Northeastern Greece.
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The Red Book (c. 1901) by John Lavery (Irish artist, lived 1856–1941). The sitter is Mary Auras, here engrossed in a
#book
.
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A Passing Storm (1876) by James Tissot (French artist, lived 1836–1902). I fear a tiff has taken place. 😢
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The irritating gentleman (1874) by Berthold Woltze (German artist, lived 1829-1896). Tch. 😔
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Sleeping Beauty (1899) By Victor Gabriel Gilbert (French artist, lived 1847-1933)
A 700 year old fairy tale about a princess cursed by a wicked fairy to sleep for a hundred years🕸️before being awoken by a handsome prince. ⏰
#FairyTaleTuesday
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Resting by the Easel (1890) by Emma Josepha Sparre (Swedish artist, lived 1851-1913). Ready to turn in. 🥱
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Girl combing her hair (1909) by William McGregor Paxton (American artist, lived 1869–1941).
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Allegory of the Dream (1897) by Moritz Stifter (Austrian artist, lived 1857-1905).
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The Love Letter (1867) by Luigi Crosio (Italian artist, lived 1835–1915).
'If I could sleep with my arms around you, the ink could stay in the bottle.' - Shelly King, The Moment of Everything.
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Summer afternoon [Interior] (1913) by Leonard Campbell Taylor (English artist, lived 1874-1969). The Year Before the Storm. Eat, drink and be merry.
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Pierrot's Embrace (1900) by Guillaume Seignac (French artist, lived 1870–1924).
'Society is a masked ball, where everyone hides [their] real character' - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Winding The Mantle Clock (c. 1875-80) by Alfred Stevens (Belgian artist, lived 1823–1906).
"But believe me .. there is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time, they will do it all."
- Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace.
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Strolling along the Seashore (1909) by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish Valencian artist, lived 1863–1923). Museo Sorolla.
The artist’s wife and daughter. Floating draperies, a sandy seashore and wide-brimmed straw hats. What more could you ask?
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Sappho (1877) by Charles Mengin (French artist, lived 1853–1933). Ancient Greek poet, born around 600 BC. According to a sad legend she threw herself off a cliff and into the sea from unrequited love.
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Going into the World (1913) by Evert-Jan Boks (Dutch artist, lived 1838–1914). Where is she going? Wherever it is, at least she seems to be fully prepared.
#Travel
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The Painter's Honeymoon (1864) by Frederic Leighton (English artist, lived 1830–1896). Here, love is equated with art.
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The Seranade by Joseph Frederic Soulacroix (French-Italian artist, lived 1858–1933).
If music be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it ..'
- William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.
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The Lanterns (c. 1910) by Charles Courtney Curran (American artist, lived 1861–1942).
'That all the world will be in love with night
And pay no worship to the garish sun.'
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
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Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland (1904) by John Singer Sargent (American artist, lived 1856–1925). A green,
#floral
dress, with laurel leaf tiara on her red hair, with a low-cut neckline. The Duchess emerging from the natural world behind.
#FashionHistory
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Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), 1893, by John Singer Sargent (American artist, lived 1856–1925). According to the artist she had ‘the face of the Madonna and the eyes of a child.’
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Memories (1890-91) by Irving Ramsay Wiles (American artist, lived 1861–1948).
Music - a strong mnemonic device for things we want to remember .. and forget. 🤔
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La Parisienne Japonaise (1871) by Alfred Stevens (Belgium artist, lived 1823–1906). A young woman in a blue
#kimono
.
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The Breakfast (1911) by William McGregor Paxton (American artist, lived 1869–1941). Oh dear, looks like there's "a bit of an atmosphere" here.
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The Green Coat (1926) by Sir John Lavery (Irish artist, lived 1856-1941). “I don't do fashion, I AM fashion.”
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The Lady in Pink (1867) by Alfred Stevens (Belgium artist, lived 1823–1906).
#vintagefashion
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Study at a Reading Desk (1877) by Frederic Lord Leighton (English artist, lived 1830-1896). Leighton enjoyed the sumptuous / rich /
#luxurious
. I imagine he enjoyed painting this. The
#reading
desk was probably a Koran stand from the artist's own collection.
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Portrait of a Girl (1896) by Arthur Hacker (English artist, lived 1858–1919).
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A Ray of Sunlight (The
#Cellist
), 1898, by John White Alexander (American artist, lived 1856–1915). Pleasingly painted with much shadow and a streak of mellow sunlight. 🎵
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Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1893) by John Singer Sargent (American artist, lived 1856–1925). According to the Scottish National Gallery, 'the cumulative cost of sustaining celebrity with style obliged Lady Agnew to sell her own portrait'.
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The Laboratory (1895) by John Collier (English artist and writer, lived 1850–1934). An old alchemist and a young woman. But what is she trying to take from his hands - and why?🤔
#PreRaphaelite
style.
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Amy Robsart (1887) by Thomas Francis Dicksee (English, 1819–1895).
Amy, Lady Dudley (née Robsart, 1532–60) was the first wife of Robert Dudley (favourite of England's Queen Elizabeth I). Sadly, Amy is mostly remembered for her suspicious death, falling down a flight of stairs.
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Breakfast-Time (1887) by Hanna Pauli (Swedish artist, lived 1864-1940).
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” - Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland.
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The Night Watchman by Karl Martin August Splitgerber (German artist, lived 1844 -1918).
Important but lowly profession. Duties inc. keeping lanterns lit, announcing the hours, watching for fire - and protecting citizens from thieves, cutthroats and ne'er-do-wells.
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Qui M'Aime Me Suit [Who Loves Me Follows Me] (1891) by Edmund Blair Leighton (English artist, lived 1852–1922). Or "If you love me, follow me". 💕
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Girl reading by Frédéric Dufaux (Swiss artist, lived 1852-1943). Love the books, not sure about the shelving arrangements - upright, spines facing outward please🧐.
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Sailing Ship On The High Seas Under Moonlight (1840) by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900).
'I looked on the heavens, which were covered by clouds that flew before the wind .. I looked upon the sea; it was to be my grave.' - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein.
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The Primrose Dame (1919) by Philip Connard (English artist, lived 1875–1958). Humble origins and the minimum schooling, became a house painter, took evening classes, got a scholarship to the Royal College of Art - and ended up gaining eminence and royal recognition.
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At Sea (1883) by Albert Edelfelt (Finnish-Swedish artist, lived 1854–1905).
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The Maid (1862) by Wilhelm Amber (German artist, lived 1822-1899). Strictly for medicinal purposes, of course.
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Portrait of Cornelia Vetterlein (1828) By Karl Joseph Stieler (German artist, lived 1781–1858). The Lady of the Castle.
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Sirens (1900) by Sir James Jebusa Shannon (Anglo-American artist, lived 1862–1923).
'Not even the most ridiculously cautious mariner .. need be concerned to steer clear of sirens so benevolent and so bewitching.' - Evening Standard, 1900.
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Absinthe drinker by Jean Béraud (French artist, lived 1849–1935). The drink of
#Belle
Époque France. Makes the heart grow fonder.
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Duel between Onegin and Lensky (1899) by Ilya Repin (lived 1844–1930).
“A duel .. demands a perfect singleness of intention, a homicidal austerity of mood." - Joseph Conrad, A Set of Six.
5
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751
Fatima (1883) by Jules Lefebvre (French artist, lived 1834–1912). A sense of beauty and tranquility that transcends time.
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In the Bedroom (1910) by Peter Ilsted (Danish artist, lived 1861-1933). Dawn or dusk, I wonder? 🤔
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Sweet Solitude (1919) by Edmund Blair Leighton (English artist, lived 1852–1922).
'Mistress Mary always felt that however many years she lived she should never forget that first morning when her garden began to grow.' - Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden.
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755
The New Governess by Edmund Blair Leighton (English artist, lived 1852–1922). A new arrival at the Seminary for Young Ladies.
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Gossip (1911) by John William Waterhouse (English artist, lived 1848–1917). Or 'Good neighbours'. Or 'Washing Day'.
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740
The Japanese Robe (c. 1872) by Alfred Stevens (Belgian artist, lived 1823–1906). A young woman in an elegant blue
#kimono
standing in front of a mirror.
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735
In the Library (1872) by Auguste Toulmouche (French artist, lived 1829–1890). Dans la Bibliothèque. Some serious
#reading
going on there - think she's forgetten she's supposed to be going out.
#VintageFashion
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Hylas and the Water Nymphs (c. 1909) by Henrietta Rae (English, 1856–1928). Hylas (One of the Argonauts) was sent to find fresh water and stumbled on a spring where the Naiads were bathing. Entranced by his beauty, they dragged him into the water and he was never seen again.
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The Muses Garden by Lionel Royer (French artist, lived 1852–1926).
There are nine Olympian Muses - each a supernatural force that provides artistic inspiration in different areas - poetry, history, music, dance etc.
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The Swan Maidens (1894) by Walter Crane (English artist, lived 1845-1915). The swan maiden and her
#shapeshifting
sisters, bathing and frolicing in the water - defying domestication.
#FolkloreThursday
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A Quiet Moment (1899) by Carlton Alfred Smith (English artist, lived 1853–1946). Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum.
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Cast Shadows (1891) by Émile Friant (French artist, lived 1863-1932). Falls into the category "Popular in his day, almost forgotten now" - but perhaps preferable to the other way around.
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Lucifer (1890) by Franz von Stuck (German artist, lived 1863–1928).
“Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n.” - John Milton, Paradise Lost.
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A lady reading in the garden (1894) by Niels Frederik Schiottz-Jensen (Danish artist, lived 1855-1941).
'[Reading] is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.' - Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet.
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An Afternoon’s Reading by Félix Augustin Milius (French artist, lived 1843-1894).
“People can lose their lives in libraries. They ought to be warned.” - Saul Bellow.
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Mariana (1851) by Sir John Everett Millais (English artist, lived 1829–1896). 'I am aweary, aweary ..'
Based on
#Shakespeare
’s Measure for Measure, via
#Tennyson
's poem ‘Mariana’.
#PreRaphaelite
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708
The Ace of Hearts (1882) by Thomas Benjamin Kennington (English artist, lived 1856–1916). Is she looking at us? 🤔 No, apparently she's astonishing the gent in the mirror.
2
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707
My Fair Lady (1914) by Edmund Blair Leighton (English artist, lived 1852–1922). Or - My Lady Passeth By.
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706
The Lady in Black (Mrs Trevor), 1908, by Sir John Lavery (Irish artist, lived 1856-1941). All in black, only the woman's face and hands are highlighted.
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