May Sartorist

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The portrait of May Sartoris was painted by a famous British artist known as Frederic Leighton, who was a trained academic traditionalist in Germany, Italy and France. His primary concern as an artist was about the beauty and elegance that he could capture then portray to the viewer. His work was considered as an aesthetic movement.
The piece of work by Leighton, May Sartoris (c.1860) where it depicts who was Adelaide’s daughter suggests and reflects the nature of Adelaide’s personal circumstances, and it fits the description as a Victorian portraiture during its time. In the potrait, May Sartorist who is painted fits the resemblence of a older teenage female to that of a young women. The painting points out the the nature and beauty of being

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