A puzzle review, but mostly this is an essay about the image's Pre-Raphaelite artist Evelyne De Morgan, her husband, and their legacy (about 4500 words; 31 photos)
Wow! An impressive essay and presentation today, Bill. It was quite different in focus than your other postings, and seemed to be quite a novel departure from your usual practice of making the puzzles the main focus. I wouldn’t suggest that you give us this sort of “change of pace” every single time, but it sure was a nice experience today.
I particularly enjoyed your “descent down a research rabbit-hole” re: the adventures of Evelyn, William, and Wilhelmina. Your discussion of the makers of the Sr.B puzzle was interesting, too. The analysis of the painting used for today’s featured puzzle was brief, but you gave enough links that I’d be able to seek more information about it.
Good on you, too, for sharing your joy as you assembled today’s puzzle. I got quite a kick out of reading about the bonus mini-puzzle of a Seurat masterpiece and about the trick of being able to lift a puzzle and suspend it lengthwise without its coming apart.
Wow! An impressive essay and presentation today, Bill. It was quite different in focus than your other postings, and seemed to be quite a novel departure from your usual practice of making the puzzles the main focus. I wouldn’t suggest that you give us this sort of “change of pace” every single time, but it sure was a nice experience today.
I particularly enjoyed your “descent down a research rabbit-hole” re: the adventures of Evelyn, William, and Wilhelmina. Your discussion of the makers of the Sr.B puzzle was interesting, too. The analysis of the painting used for today’s featured puzzle was brief, but you gave enough links that I’d be able to seek more information about it.
Good on you, too, for sharing your joy as you assembled today’s puzzle. I got quite a kick out of reading about the bonus mini-puzzle of a Seurat masterpiece and about the trick of being able to lift a puzzle and suspend it lengthwise without its coming apart.
Cheers, and thanks for your work.
—Greg Skala