Title
'Two Red Roses Across the Moon'
Subject
Watercolor painting--19th century.
English poetry--19th century.
Description
Two figures, clothed in flowing garments, face one another in an embrace under a luminous full moon. Red roses and stylized lines frame the figures in the upper background. The lower portion of the composition features the gold-lettered inscription: “TWO RED ROSES ACROSS THE MOON.” Signed “Margaret Macdonald 1897” in the lower right.
Pencil, watercolor, gold and silver paint on vellum
Creator
Mackintosh, Margaret Macdonald, 1864-1933
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. Rare Books Collection
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1897
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
eng
Type
Image
Identifier
LIB-RB005-19
Date Created
2013-06-26
Is Part Of
The defence of Guenevere, and other poems. Rare Books Z232.M87 no.A5a
Collection
Citation
Mackintosh, Margaret Macdonald, 1864-1933, “'Two Red Roses Across the Moon',” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/100519.