Frederick Sandys - From My Window
Summary
This illustration accompanied a poem of the same title by Frederick Whymper. Sandys captures the essence of the text, which is more of a reverie than a narrative. A beautiful young woman sits dreamily gazing out of a window. Victorian art is filled with such scenes of leisure, since women were largely confined to the domestic sphere during this period. (see references)
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Date
24/08/1861
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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public domain