Title

'Alain Chartier', 1903. Artist: Edmund Blair Leighton

Caption

'Alain Chartier', 1903. Chartier (c1392-1430) was a French poet and political writer. The painting depicts the mythical kiss on the lips given to him by Margaret of Scotland, daughter of King James I of Scotland, who married the Dauphin of France, the future King Louis XI. From a private collection.

Date

1903

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D91_119

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,3Mb (1,3Mb) / 9,0in x 13,1in / 2688 x 3941 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature female Edmund Blair Leighton Edmund Leighton Alain Chartier Chartier Margaret Stewart Leighton Edmund Blair Leighton Edmund Fine Art Images holding women woman people male girl girls job man men love romance garden flower flowers plant arts painting country French France art guy occupation romantic kissing watching British color colour Scotland royal medieval dress stairway location SCOTTISH century Britain staircase profession kiss literature royalty princess lady concept myth mythical leaning forward writer posy Bending Down bending over author mediaeval Edwardian poet Middle Ages 1900s 20th century Scots 15th century fifteenth century lady-in-waiting portrait oil Margaret Alain Stewart Margaret of Scotland oil portrait