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[[File:Anthony Frederick Sandys - Queen Eleanor.JPG|thumb|''Queen Eleanor'', by [[Frederick Sandys]], 1858, [[National Museum Cardiff]]]] |
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'''''Queen Eleanor''''' is an 1858 oil-on-canvas painting by [[Pre-Raphaelite]] artist [[Frederick Sandys]] which depicts [[Eleanor of Aquitaine|Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine]], the wife of [[Henry II of England|King Henry II of England]] on her way to poison her husband's mistress, [[Rosamund Clifford]].<ref>[https://museum.wales/art/online/?action=show_item&item=1633 National Museum of Wales]</ref>. The painting is displayed at the [[National Museum Cardiff]], which obtained it in 1981. |
'''''Queen Eleanor''''' is an 1858 oil-on-canvas painting by [[Pre-Raphaelite]] artist [[Frederick Sandys]] which depicts [[Eleanor of Aquitaine|Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine]], the wife of [[Henry II of England|King Henry II of England]] on her way to poison her husband's mistress, [[Rosamund Clifford]].<ref>[https://museum.wales/art/online/?action=show_item&item=1633 National Museum of Wales]</ref>. The painting is displayed at the [[National Museum Cardiff]], which obtained it in 1981. |
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Revision as of 14:48, 29 January 2020
Queen Eleanor is an 1858 oil-on-canvas painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Frederick Sandys which depicts Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, the wife of King Henry II of England on her way to poison her husband's mistress, Rosamund Clifford.[1]. The painting is displayed at the National Museum Cardiff, which obtained it in 1981.
Legend
The traditional story recounts that King Henry concealed his affair from Queen Eleanor by conducting it within the innermost recesses of a complicated maze. Queen Eleanor penetrated the labyrinth while trailing a red cord, shown in the subject's left hand, and forced her rival to choose between a dagger and the bowl of poison. Rosamund chose the poison, and died.[2]