Druids Partaune with Princess Margaret Rose

with Princess Margaret Rose

In the foreground figures are seated at a table with trays of tea whilst a child plays in front

'The stoning of St Stephen'

The third son of Queen Victoria

or the seven wise men consulting the new Venetian oracle

Druids Partaune with Princess Margaret RoseDruids, (1910). Drawing from a bas relief at found at Autun in France. The druidical priests, who were contemporary with the Romans, were clad in white voluminous robes reaching to the feet. The robe proper was collarless, while the cloak may have been cut somewhat like a Roman toga. The Druid on the right wears an oak garland and carries a sceptre, while the one on the left carries the sacred crescent symbol. Illustration from British Costume during