Helen and Cassandra
Frederick Sandys
1866
Wood engraving by Joseph Swain
7 x 5 inches
Illustration for Once a Week, 28 April, 1866, facing p.454.
The scene shows the prophetess Cassandra berating Helen as Troy burns in the background; the flames are both literal and a metaphorical showing of anger. Helen is the type of petulance Sandys favoured, tugging at something in her mouth in the manner of a spoiled child.
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