ILLUSTRATION FOR “CORNELION AND AMETHYST”

BY CECIL FRENCH

The image is centered below the text of the poem it illustrates, “Cornelion and Amethyst.” The image is outlined in a black, rectangular border, in portrait orientation. In the foreground of an idyllic hilly landscape are three pale-skinned figures: Cornelian, Amethyst, and the infant Born-of-Sorrow. Cornelian stands on the left, in full figure, and is naked except for skins that cover his loins and a broad-rimmed hat. He stands atop green grass scattered with red poppies, gaze fixed upward. At centre right, purple-robed Amethyst semi-reclines on a rock, her eyes closed, and her head tilted back. Her long golden hair streams down to her waist. Below her, the naked Born-of-Sorrow picks flowers. In the background, a river retreats into the horizon amid purple hills topped with green forests. White clouds swirl against a light blue sky. The artist’s monogram is in the bottom right corner of the frame.

MLA citation:

French, Cecil. Illustration for “Cornelion and Amethyst,” by E. Harcourt Williams. The Green Sheaf, No. 3, 1903, p. 14. Green Sheaf Digital Edition, edited by Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, Yellow Nineties 2.0, Toronto Metropolitan University Centre for Digital Humanities, 2022. https://1890s.ca/gsv3-french-cornelion

magazine_images The Green Sheaf 3 Half-page illustration to “Cornelion and Amethyst” Cecil French 1903 Hand-coloured image Half-page illustration Female Figure/ Woman, Child Figure, Baby, Infant, Cornelion, Amethyst, and Born-of-Sorrow Outdoor setting, Exterior, and Poppies