The Ugly Princess (c. 1902). Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale (English, 1871-1945).

Inspired by a poem by Charles Kingsley, which concludes: “I was not good enough for man and so am given to God.” The heroine is a princess forced to become a nun after being rejected by her intended husband.

As an illustrator and painter, Brickdale’s works are always styled in the manner of the Pre-Raphaelites, using vibrant jewel like colors and representative 19th century subject matter. 

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‘Today for Me’ by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, 1901

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Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale ~ The Gift That is Better than Rubies

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Guinevere by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale

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Head of a Tudor Girl by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale

Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale ~ The Little Foot Page ~ 1905

“The work is based on the story of Burd Helen, a tragic heroine from Scottish balladry, who dressed as a boy page to follow her cruel lover on foot while he rode on horseback.  After bearing him a child, she was finally acknowledged by him and they married.  Here she is shown secretly doffing her female attire and cutting her long hair, in preparation for her journey. ”

Click to read versions of the traditional ballad, Child Waters.

Thank you, indigodreams, for the detail from this painting.

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Old Paint: Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, The Little Foot Page, 1905

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