print;
title-page;
frontispiece
- Museum number
- 1852,1116.483-484
- Title
-
Object: How King Arthur gave his sword Excalibur of the Lady of the Lake [sic]
-
Object: The History of the Renowned Prince Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
- Description
-
Title-page and frontispiece, printed from a single plate.
frontispiece to left, The Lady of the Lake standing on the surface of the lake, pointing to the sword, rising from the depths in a shrouded hand, looking back to left at Arthur, who sits in a boat behind, with mountains and a church in the background.
titlepage to right with a vignette showing Arthur sitting to left, by a rocky pool watching a spotted arnimal drinking from a fountain.
Etching and engraving on chine collé
- Production date
- 1800-1823 (circa)
- Dimensions
-
Height: 136 millimetres
-
Width: 149 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
-
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The History of the Renowned Prince Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
- Acquisition date
- 1852
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1852,1116.483-484
