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AFTER DANIEL MACLISE. Madeline after Prayer (from John Keats, The Eve of St. Agnes, stanza XIX, lines 4-5)

Madeline after Prayer (from John Keats, The Eve of St. Agnes, stanza XIX, lines 4-5). Artist: After Daniel Maclise (Irish, Cork 1806-1870 London). Dimensions: Image: 24 3/16 × 17 3/8 in. (61.5 × 44.1 cm)
Sheet: 28 3/16 × 20 7/8 in. (71.6 × 53 cm). Engraver: Auguste-Thomas-Marie Blanchard (French, Paris 1819-1898 Paris). Publisher: Pilgeram & Lefèvre (London). Date: July 1, 1871.
An accomplished painter of history and drama, Maclise came close to the Pre-Raphaelites late in his career, when he painted Madeline after Prayer (1868; Guildhall Art Gallery, London), inspired by John Keats's The Eve of St. Agnes. Madeline is preparing for bed, hoping to dream of a future husband. Blanchard's etching contrasts the maiden's moonlit beauty with the deeply shadowed room. The poem tells us that she is
watched by a hidden suitor:
Porphyro grew faint:
She knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal
taint.
Anon, his heart revives: her vespers done,
Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees;
Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one;
Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees
Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees. . . .
The detailed setting and our proximity to the main figure distinguish the conception from John Everett Millais's 1863 version of the subject.

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Author:

AFTER DANIEL MACLISE (1806-1870)

Title:

Madeline after Prayer (from John Keats, The Eve of St. Agnes, stanza XIX, lines 4-5)

Caption:

Madeline after Prayer (from John Keats, The Eve of St. Agnes, stanza XIX, lines 4-5). Artist: After Daniel Maclise (Irish, Cork 1806-1870 London). Dimensions: Image: 24 3/16 × 17 3/8 in. (61.5 × 44.1 cm) Sheet: 28 3/16 × 20 7/8 in. (71.6 × 53 cm). Engraver: Auguste-Thomas-Marie Blanchard (French, Paris 1819-1898 Paris). Publisher: Pilgeram & Lefèvre (London). Date: July 1, 1871. An accomplished painter of history and drama, Maclise came close to the Pre-Raphaelites late in his career, when he painted Madeline after Prayer (1868; Guildhall Art Gallery, London), inspired by John Keats's The Eve of St. Agnes. Madeline is preparing for bed, hoping to dream of a future husband. Blanchard's etching contrasts the maiden's moonlit beauty with the deeply shadowed room. The poem tells us that she is watched by a hidden suitor: Porphyro grew faint: She knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint. Anon, his heart revives: her vespers done, Of all its wreathed pearls her hair she frees; Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees. . . . The detailed setting and our proximity to the main figure distinguish the conception from John Everett Millais's 1863 version of the subject.

Technique/material:

Etching and engraving on Chine Collé

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Publisher:

Pilgeram & Lefèvre (London)

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

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Image size:

3104 x 4153 px | 36.9 MB

Print size:

26.3 x 35.2 cm | 10.3 x 13.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AFTER DANIEL MACLISE • CHINE COLLÉ • DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • ENGRAVING • ETCHING AND ENGRAVING ON CHINE COLLÉ • ETCHING • EUROPE • FRANCE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PILGERAM & LEFÈVRE (LONDON) • PRINTS