Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
1872–1945 · British · 30 artworks
RomanticismPre-Raphaelitismwatercolor glazingdetailed brushworknarrative compositionsymbolic imageryvibrant color palettes
artist bio
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale was a British artist known for her Pre-Raphaelite style paintings, illustrations, and book covers. She captured romantic and historical themes with meticulous detail and vibrant colors, often drawing inspiration from literature and mythology.
what you'll learn
Studying Fortescue-Brickdale's work allows students to explore narrative painting, watercolor techniques, and the influence of literature on visual art. Students can also learn about the Pre-Raphaelite movement and its focus on detail, symbolism, and idealized beauty.
30 artworks
Petrarch and Laura at Avignon
1919
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Women Coming to Quebec in 1667, in Order to Be Married to the French Canadian Farmers
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The Introduction
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Nor saw she save the King, who wrought the charm
1913
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Why so large cost, having so short a lease
1920
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Elaine
1913
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A hue and cry after Cupid
1920
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They Toil Not, Neither Do They Spin
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Woman Reading
1919
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Whose brown hath lovelier grace
1920
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The Uninvited Guest
1906
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Enid
1913
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I did but see her passing by, And yet I love her till I die
1920
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Our lady sings Magnificat, With tones surpassing sweet
1920
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Idylls of the King
1913
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If One Could Have That Little Head of Hers
1910
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They Beheld the Form of Jesus of Nazareth
1910
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A Shower of Red and White Roses was Scattered over the Ground
1910
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Head of a Tudor Girl
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Elaine and Lancelot
1911
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Farewell, Fair Lily
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St Clare
1919
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The First Visit of Simonetta Presented by Giulio and Lorenzo De Medici
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Elizabeth Prayed to God to Clothe Her
1910
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Maud is Only Seventeen
1919
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St. Catherine of Siena
1919
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The Divine Playmate
1910
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Before the coming of the sinful Queen
1913
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Fair Rosamond
1919
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Love and His Counterfeits
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