Paul Woodroffe

He stood still in wonder and delight

Maker

Paul Woodroffe (British, b. India, 1875-1945)

Title

He stood still in wonder and delight
Published in Nursery Tales Told to the Children by Amy Steedman, 1906

Year

ca. 1900

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

graphite, gouache, watercolor

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 15.6 x 11.4 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Roger and Gayle Mandle

Object Number

2008.95.9

Type

Exhibition History

Fantasy, Myth, Legend
Imagining the Past in Works on Paper since 1750
Dec 16, 2023 – Jun 02, 2024

Label copy

A book illustrator and a stained-glass designer, Paul Woodroffe here captures the romantic, heteronormative, and patriarchal ideal of the imagined medieval couple: the weak, pale woman and the man in armor who has come to save her. This work likely depicts the story of Sleeping Beauty, which originated in the 1300s. Woodroffe’s interpretation, with its stylized roses and elongated figures, points to his interest in Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts movement. 

–RN

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Tombstone

Paul Woodroffe (British, b. India, 1875-1945)
He stood still in wonder and delight; Published in Nursery Tales Told to the Children by Amy Steedman, 1906, ca. 1900
Watercolor and gouache over graphite, on illustration board
Image: 15.6 x 11.4 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches)
Gift of Roger and Gayle Mandle 2008.95.9

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