Stitching the Standard | Edmund Blair Leighton | 1911

Seated high beside a castle wall, a young woman stitches a blue and gold standard that falls in heavy folds across her lap. Leighton contrasts its strong heraldic colours with the pale, flowing fabric of her dress and the muted stone of the battlements. Her lowered head concentrates attention on the needlework, while the distant landscape opens beyond the wall. The narrow composition gives the solitary task a distinctive combination of intimacy and ceremonial purpose.

Print:

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Sizes:

13 x 22 inches (33 x 55.9 cm)

18 x 30 inches (45.7 x 76.2 cm)