Under the Blossom that Hangs on the Bough, John Willian Godward, oil on canvas, 24 x 32 in. (61 x 81 cm). Link is to file page on Wikimedia Commons, original is in a private collection.
Neo-Classical Victorian painter John William Godward was known for his portrayals of beautifully dressed women lounging amid idyllic classical architecture, much in a similar vein to Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
Here the model is surrounded by blossoms, both in the tree overhead and the irises in the foreground. I like the little touches of fallen blossoms at the base of the structure under the urn.
The model is possibly well knwn English model Lily Pettigrew, and looks to me like the same woman in Gadward’s beautiful painting In Realms of Fancy.
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