To-day for Me

Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, ROI, RWS 1872-1945

From a photograph by H. Dixon & Son, London, after the original Water-colour in the Collection of Miss Evans (now ex-Sotheby's)

1901

Original size: 20 1/4" x 13 3/4"

Source: Sparrow 103

Holding the long necklace of the adult woman with her crowned head and crystal ball, the young girl longs to know what is in store for her. The atmosphere is that of a fairytale, and the woman's expression is benign, but who is to say what the day will hold?

1905 colour print based on this version, given in Wikipedia (authenticity uncertain)

Formatting and text by Jacqueline Banerjee, with additional information by Pamela Gerrish Nunn [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the Project Gutenberg and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]

Bibliography

Sparrow, Walter Shaw, ed. Women Painters of the World: From the Time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the Present Day. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1905. Project Gutenberg (but also available through the Internet Archive, which gives page numbers). Web. 28 December 2018.

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