This statue is found in the National
Portrait Gallery. I chose it as a horcrux because I felt a deep connection to
it. The sculpture is beautifully done, with the drapery of the shirt looking so
real and her beautiful ringlets looking like real hair. I first noticed her
hair, which reminded me of my own. If I so chose, I could likely wear my hair
very similarly to how it is styled here. I found myself lingering at her statue
alone, feeling this odd connection with this woman I knew nothing about. Both
the beauty of the art and the beauty of the subject I found captivating.
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| The statue, image from the National Portrait Gallery website. |
When I
returned home, I looked up who she is. Felicia Hemans is a poet, which fits
into the literary themes of our course surprisingly well. Also, as a woman author,
her writings sometimes dealt with the issues of women’s trials and male
chauvinism. This relates to our discussion of gender. Thirdly, my feeling of connection
to this woman delves into the realm of the fantastical, as feeling a connection
to random statue women is the stuff of fantasy.
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