Fortitude – An Aristocrat on the Way to Execution
Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877-1954)
c. 1900
Pen and ink
From the author's collection
An apparently unconcerned aristocrat goes to his death, defiantly maintaining the manners of good breeding, as if he were merely going out for a stroll; is it fortitude, or arrogance? [Click on image to enlarge it, and mouse over text to find links.]
