Dec 18, 2025
The Deceitfulness of Riches
Artist: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (British, 1872–1945)
Date: 1901
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Private Collection
Description
'A mighty princess, clothed in orange garments, is pictured for us so closely guarded by jealous attendants as to be shut out altogether from the outside world. No harsh breath from the common air may touch the lady's cheek. The orphan and the widow are turned from her gates in order that she may not look upon the face of sorrow. Not willingly hard or callous is this prisoner of a luxurious place, only oblivious from force of circumstances. … '
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