Edward McCartan's "Isoult" stands in one of the lobbies at the National Gallery in Washington DC. I Googled this piece, and I was surprised to find rather scant information about it. Many posted much better photographs than mine, but offered virtually no text information.
Even Wikipedia has relatively little on Edward McCartan. I suppose "Isoult" fits his style of creating decorative, elegant bronze pieces. I love the graceful gesture of her hands, especially how the deer mirrors it with its own head and neck.
I love this 2006 film of the story of "Tristan and Isolde," starring James Franco and Sophia Myles. The earnest Lord Marke of Cornwall, played by Rufus Sewell, simply could not persuade Isolde to fall in love with him. Doubly unfortunate for him, the nephew he raised as his son (i.e., Tristan) ended up betraying him, as he (Tristan) and Isolde were already in love, long before Marke married her.
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