This picture is by James G Archer and called Le Morte D’Arthur:
It depicts the final moments before the king is carried off
to Avalon by the three queens, but there’s a mystery. According to Idylls, which I gather is based entirely
on the definitive Malory, three queens come to escort Arthur out of the world
of mortal man and they are all wearing gold crowns. So why are there four
women prominent in the picture, and only two are wearing crowns? Which is the third queen?
Seems I need
an art historian who specialises in the Pre-Raphaelites. A solution would be
appreciated.
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