Monday, March 16, 2009

Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale - The Pale Complexion of True Love,


1899
The title is taken from Shakespeare's AS You Like It, Act III, when Corin speaks of Silvius' unrequired love for Phebe as a "pageant play'd Between the pale complexion of true love And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain."

Eleanor F. Brickdale - The Uninvited Guest


1906
Showing a procession of richly-dressed people leaving a wedding ceremony, oblivious of the figure of Love, an "uninvited guest" at a marriage of rank, wealth and convenience. Note the nettles and prickles growing by the path from the church.