Title
'The Eve of Crecy'
Subject
Watercolor painting--19th century.
English poetry--19th century.
Description
The composition features three elegantly dressed women set against a rich green background. The central figure, with long golden hair and a serene expression, sits or stands with her hands delicately raised to her chest. Her gown, decorated with gold detailing and flowing white fabric, emphasizes her prominence. On either side, two women in matching green dresses hold bunches of white flowers and face slightly toward the center. The symmetrical composition and floral motifs lend a sense of ritual or symbolic reverence. Signed “Margaret Macdonald 1897” in the lower left.
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-RB005-21
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, “'The Eve of Crecy',” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/100521.