The Tempest

This watercolour fore-edge painting was based on Shakespeare's play, The Tempest. The style of the painting was influenced by the works of the Pre-Raphaelite painters. In this scene, Miranda, the sorcerer's daughter, looks out over a tumultuous and agitated sea. A fore-edge painting is a type of book decoration in which watercolour decorations are painted inside the page edge and are only visible when the book is open or the pages are fanned.

Pigments, Book

Crafted by

Clare Brooksbank