Charles Haigh-Wood, British
“The Cards Say You Shall Both Meet the Gentlemen You Will Marry Before the Year Is Out. Oh, and To Take the Bengals and the Points, Whatever That Means,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
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Info, or links that point to more info, about this artist can be found here, here, and here. Though the first 2 currently say he was born in 1856, I think 1854 (what the last one says) is more accurate. He currently has no Wikipedia page (though what’s in the last may become that).
/// Bonnie hopes to attract Cupid’s arrow
by arranging for Claire to read Tarot.
Rose sits back, feeling smug.
Claire’s card there on the rug,
proves she’s not on the straight and the narrow.
/// They believe that the white gown Claire wore
means she’s honest and pure as she swore.
To determine her fee
they’ll draw cards, as you see.
Never mind what Claire dropped on the floor.
/// After payment, the sly Fortune Teller
is predicting a future that’s stellar.
Rose (in Green) is a skeptic.
That’s because she’s dyspeptic.
Bonnie (Bonnet) seeks signs of a feller.