Title

'There sat the three maidens with the Queen', c1910. Artist: Stephen Reid

Caption

'There sat the three maidens with the Queen', c1910. The story of the Children of Lir. Bov the Red bade Lir choose a wife from three maidens after his wife has died. Illustration from The High Deeds of Finn, and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by TW Rolleston.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1932

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D79_318

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,2Mb (1,3Mb) / 8,9in x 13,2in / 2670 x 3958 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people girl girls sitting country monarch color colour Ireland Irish queen royal location century maiden royalty lady legend myth mythology seated legendary 1910s 20th century sovereign Stephen Reid Historica Graphica Collection TW Rolleston Rolleston TW Thomas William Rolleston Thomas William Hazen Rolleston Children of Lir Reid Stephen TW Rolleston