Love's Shadow

Love's Shadow is an 1867 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Frederick Sandys.

It was modeled by actress Mary Emma Jones, Sandys' common-law wife.

The figure is richly adorned and biting the blooms from some blue violets, which are a symbol of love and devotion in Victorian floriography.

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