Knights Jousting
Artist
William Dyce
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1806 - 1864)
Associated
Mallory
Date1850-1864
Mediumpencil and chalk on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 18 cm, Width: 23.6 cm
AcquisitionBequeathed in 1940 by Miss Ella C Dyce.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003219
About MeThis may be a preparatory sketch for the Morte D'Arthur frescos at Westminster. It is not directly related to any of the subjects in the Queen's Robing Room. However, the unmistakable figures of Guinevere and King Arthur, who has the same helmet and parted beard as in the sketch for Generosity suggest that this is possibly another, earlier exploration, of the Arthurian legends. Dyce must have decided to abandon the subject, realising that it was too violent for the Commissioners' taste.There are no works to discover for this record.
