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"On Thoughts of Charity Intent", by Miss E. Brownlow - from the Female Artists' Exhibition, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
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"On Thoughts of Charity Intent", by Miss E. Brownlow - from the Female Artists' Exhibition, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
"On Thoughts of Charity Intent", by Miss E. Brownlow - from the Female Artists' Exhibition, 1864. A '...charming little picture, very effectively painted by Miss Emma Brownlow...It is particularly to be observed that the Norman or Breton peasant girl...is a very young and a very little personage. We may see, as she stands in her thick wooden sabots, that her quaint white cap rises hardly above the poor-box into which bigger folk drop their alms in passing, and that the great hinge of the church door is nearly half as tall as she is; but these are the only objects with which her height is to be measured. It is the more essential to remark the juvenility of the little maiden, because her cap - to English eyes an old-fashioned one - her womanly dress and housewifely pocket, her kindly thoughtfulness - feeling, as she does, for perhaps her only sou or liard - seem all beyond her years. It is understood that our little heroine has gone to matins or to mass, or to say her prayers to the Virgin in some quiet side-chapel, all alone; and, as she leaves the house of God, this little Christian "remembers the poor." Examples for so doing she has had in plenty. Our Roman Catholic neighbours do not let the spider's web form over the hole of the poor-box'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864
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"On Thoughts of Charity Intent"
This charming little picture, effectively painted by Miss Emma Brownlow in 1864, captures a tender moment of kindness and compassion. The Norman or Breton peasant girl stands before us, her quaint white cap barely reaching above the poor-box into which passersby drop their alms. Her diminutive stature is all the more striking when set against the grandeur of the church door's hinge, nearly half as tall as she is.
What strikes one most about this little maiden is her youthful appearance and thoughtful demeanor. Despite being dressed in a womanly gown and carrying a housewifely pocket, there seems to be an innocence and naivety that belies her years. We are left with the impression that our heroine has just emerged from praying at matins or mass, lost in thought as she contemplates the needs of others.
The artist's intention is clear: this little Christian "remembers the poor," inspired by examples set by their Roman Catholic neighbors who do not let charity go unpracticed. This delightful print serves as a poignant reminder of the importance of kindness and compassion towards those less fortunate, inviting us to reflect on our own thoughts of charity intent.
(Photograph courtesy W Thomas)
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