The Resurrection of the Daisy
The Resurrection of the Daisy
Date1861
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 4 × 5 3/4 in. (10.2 × 14.6 cm)
sheet: 8 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (21.6 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2006
Object number2006-58
Label TextJames Smetham was part of the circle of artists associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The Resurrection of the Daisy was inspired by Chaucer's Legend of the Good Women and includes a passage from the prologue of this text beneath the image. Although the artist's intent is somewhat enigmatic, the meaning of the subject can generally be interpreted as a reference to the symbolic presence of spiritual love and Christian resurrection in the springtime growth of the daisy.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1879
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1860
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1875
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1861
James Gillray
original 1789; restrike published 1851
James Horsey Fincken
not dated
James Horsey Fincken
not dated
