Miranda
1875
An English painter deeply influenced by the spirit of the Pre-Raphaelite Brother…
A 15-year-old girl sits on a rock on a shell-strewn beach, gazing intently at a small ship on the horizon.
This is an early work depicting Miranda, the heroine of Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
However, while many other painters competed to depict the 'dramatic tragedy of a ship torn apart by a magical storm,' the 26-year-old Waterhouse chose the 'calm' before the storm.
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