This is a blog about the Bronte Sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne. And their father Patrick, their mother Maria and their brother Branwell. About their pets, their friends, the parsonage (their house), Haworth the town in which they lived, the moors they loved so much, the Victorian era in which they lived.
maandag 11 november 2013
Anne’s unfinished ‘Portrait of a girl with a dog’
From the Treasure Trove: Anne’s unfinished ‘Portrait of a girl with a dog’. Could this be a picture of Flossy, the spaniel given to Anne by her employers the Robinsons in 1843? facebook/Bronte-Parsonage-Museum
Does the drawing have a date? It could also be Flossy's mother or father owned by the Robinsons or a neighbor . I wonder if Anne was gifted a puppy after admiring its parent .Those puppies had to come from somewhere!
Others speculate Flossy was one of the Robinson's girls dog and they gave him to Anne. Would be great to know. I would think Flossy as a purchase would be beyond Anne's means . This was nice gift indeed.
Aunt Branwell, not known for her love of the four legged among God's creatures, would, I believe, look more kindly on such a show of favor than she would on a dog usually.
Emily beat Keeper for lying on the beds and giving Aunt something to complain about . You had to watch Aunt when it came to animals. You could go off to Brussels and the next thing you know your geese go missing
I always loved this picture, thanks for posting!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenDoes the drawing have a date? It could also be Flossy's mother or father owned by the Robinsons or a neighbor . I wonder if Anne was gifted a puppy after admiring its parent .Those puppies had to come from somewhere!
Others speculate Flossy was one of the Robinson's girls dog and they gave him to Anne. Would be great to know. I would think Flossy as a purchase would be beyond Anne's means .
This was nice gift indeed.
Aunt Branwell, not known for her love of the four legged among God's creatures, would, I believe, look more kindly on such a show of favor than she would on a dog usually.
Emily beat Keeper for lying on the beds and giving Aunt something to complain about .
You had to watch Aunt when it came to animals. You could go off to Brussels and the next thing you know your geese go missing
No post for 6 days! I hope you are alright Geri!!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI made my first Bronte video! But now I don't know how to use You Tube!
They have changed it right after I posted this
The Brontës There will be joy in grief
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiSZa4zpIh0
now I can't answer comments !
Oh well enjoy
the first watercolor of CB and Arthur is by Alan Lee
and the final one I found in a book