Queen Eleanor (c.1122–1204)

Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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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.

National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

Title

Queen Eleanor (c.1122–1204)

Date

1858

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 41 x W 31 cm

Accession number

NMW A 185

Acquisition method

purchased from the Christopher Wood Gallery, 1981

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed and Dated: on left edge: AF S underneath - 1858

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