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Fortescue-Brickdale, Eleanor (1871-1945)

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Name
Fortescue-Brickdale, Eleanor (1871-1945)
Nationality
English
Biography
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1871-1945) was a British artist known for her Pre-Raphaelite style paintings and illustrations. She studied at the Royal Academy Schools and exhibited her work at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, and the Paris Salon. Fortescue-Brickdale's paintings often depicted mythological and literary subjects, such as Shakespeare's plays and Tennyson's poems. She also illustrated books, including editions of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Fortescue-Brickdale was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and the Society of Women Artists. Her work was popular during her lifetime, but fell out of favor in the mid-20th century. However, in recent years, there has been renewed interest in her art, and her paintings and illustrations are now highly sought after by collectors.
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Assets (215 in total)

Farewell - one kiss, and I'll descend (oil on canvas)
The Little Foot Page, 1905 (oil on canvas)
Our Lady Sings Magnificat, illustration from 'The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads', published by Stodder and Houghton, c.1910 (colour litho)
Eloisa and Abelard: 'From lips like those what precept fail'd to move? Too soon they taught me twas no sine to love'. (litho)
The Pale Complexion of True Love
The Forerunner, 1920 (oil on canvas)
A Knight in Armour
The Introduction
A Sweet Lullaby, illustration from 'The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads', published by Hodder and Stoughton, c.1910 (colour litho)
Lancelot, c.1910 (colour litho)
June is Dead (w/c on paper)
Portrait of Winifred Roberts, c.1913 (w/c on paper)
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