Cloister Lilies

Marie Spartali Stillman (1844-1927)

1891

Watercolour and bodycolour

H 45 x W 36 cm

Collection: Ashmolean Museum (WA1965.89)

Source: Watts Gallery image sheet

Shown at the Watts Gallery Compton in its "Pre-Raphaelite Treasures" exhibition, 8 March-12 June 2022

  • Closer view of convent in the background
  • Closer view of illuminated book
  • Pre-Raphaelite Treasures at the Watts Gallery (review)
  • The Conventual Life and Victorian Culture
  • Reverie and the Contemplative Woman
  • Image transfer and text, which continues below, by Jacqueline Banerjee. [Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]