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Queen Eleanor
SANDYS, Frederick (1829-1904)
A disciple of Rossetti, Sandys specialised in half-length figures of beautiful but often destructive women. His meticulous attention to detail is typical of the Pre-Raphaelite school. Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122-1204), the wife of the English King Henry II, was reputed to have murdered his mistress Fair Rosamund and appears here with a poisoned cup and dagger. The red cord in her left hand is that which showed the way through the maze to Rosamund's bower.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 185
Creation/Production
SANDYS, Frederick
Date: 1858
Acquisition
Purchase, 11/1981
Measurements
Techniques
canvas
Material
oil
Location
In store
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