Proud Maisie (3 versions), drawings by Frederick Sandys.
The first two versions of this drawing are in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and share a single page, with a link to the image on green paper below the primary image.
There doesn’t seem to be a separate description for the second drawing, so I don’t actually know to which the size and description refers. Description is pencil and crayon on paper, size: 17 x 13 inches (44 x 34 cm).
The third is in the National Museum of Canada and is listed as black chalk on paper, 15 x 13 inches (39 x 33 cm).
One of my favoriet Pre-Raphaelite drawings (or series of drawings), the subject is the artist’s wife, Mary Emma Jones, an actress whose stage name was “Miss Clive”.
Sandys depicted her in numerous works. He did 13 replicas of this drawing.
I love the strong profile (proud indeed), the luxurious curls (for which the actress was known) and the sensual biting of the hair with its teasing sexual overtones.
