The Daily Painting: The Three Princesses

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Three Princesses

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Edward Matthew Hale

(English, 1852-1924)

The Three Princesses, 1881

Oil on canvas

3 comments:

UnknownApril 8, 2010 at 7:11 PM
I love the landscape and all the flowers!
And the little white birds are so cute!
And the stairs and the crazy tree! Love it.
I want to go sit in a field of daffodils.
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R. A.April 8, 2010 at 8:44 PM
I want to go sit in a field of daffodils too. In a princess dress. That's just what I need right now!
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UnknownApril 9, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Indeed.

Oh, and lots of wild strawberries to eat.
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