Egeria. 1855 sunflower Blackfriars Bridge

Blackfriars Bridge

while others sit and talk

There are figures in the courtyard

looking west

this anticipates Curtis's appearance during George IV's Northern Excursion

Egeria. 1855 sunflower Blackfriars BridgeEgeria. 1855. In Roman religion, she was a water spirit worshiped in connection with Diana at Aricia and also with the Camenae in their grove outside the Porta Capena at Rome. Like Diana, she was a protectress of pregnant women and, like the Camenae, was considered prophetic. Traditionally she was the wife, or mistress, and adviser of King Numa Pompilius, who established the grove at Rome and consorted with her there.