1833-1898
, Aesthetic painter, illustrator, designer and tapestry designer
Pygmalion and the Image: IV - The Soul Attains
1875-1878
99 x 76.3 cms | 38 3/4 x 30 ins
Oil on canvas
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Birmingham | United Kingdom
Simple and sweet as she was wont to be,
And once again her silver voice rang clear,
Filling his soul with great felicity;
And thus she spoke, Wilt thou not come to me,
O dear companion of my new-found life,
For I am called thy lover and thy wife'.