The Imprisoned Soul
Margaret Lindsay Williams (Cardiff 1888 - Barry 1960)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1920
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1732 x 1462 x 28 mm
Place of origin
Wales
Collection
Dyffryn House and Gardens, Vale of Glamorgan
NT 1682892
Summary
Oil painting on canvas depicting a woman who 'tempted by the materialism of the world, has locked her soul away from the appeal of her higher nature. A skeleton had is seen offering her an assortment of trinkets, whilst through a barred window, a cherubim looks in and beckons appealingly’. Painted by Margaret Lindsay Williams in 1920.
Provenance
Originally owned by Glamorgan County Council and makes up part of the Chattels taken on by the National Trust and now under National Trust ownership.
Makers and roles
Margaret Lindsay Williams (Cardiff 1888 - Barry 1960), artist