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Watercolour - King Mark and La Belle Iseult
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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1912P28 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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Date: | 1862 - 1862 |
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Maker Information | Artist: | Sir Edward Burne-Jones - View biography for Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
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Notes | The story depicted is from Malory's Morte d'Arthur. In love with Sir Tristram but promised in marriage to King Mark, Iseult tries to kill herself but is prevented from doing so by King Mark, who grips her arm and forces her to drop the sword.
Burne-Jones's watercolours often make heavy use of gum arabic in the dark areas, creating a density and richness more often associated with oil painting than with watercolour.
| Presented by Sir John Middlemore, 1912. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 19th century |
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School/Style: | Arthurian Malory |
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Medium: | Watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic on paper. |
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Material(s): | Gum |
Associated People | | Associated Places | | Associated Organisations | | Dimensions | Height: | 582 mm |
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Width: | 557 mm |
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