Sir Launcelot in the Queen's Chamber, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882). c. 1857. According to the "Scholarly Commentary" in the Rossetti Archive, "This magnificent drawing may have been completed at the time of the Oxford murals project in the summer of 1857, perhaps intended for a subject for one of the murals DGR planned.... The original frame, now lost, was inscribed with the following text from Malory's Morte d'Arthur (Book XX): “How Sir Laucelot was espied in the Queen's Chamber, and how Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred came with twelve knights to slay him.” Photograph by Birmingham Museums Trust, identified as being in the Public Domain. — Jacqueline Banerjee.
Bibliography
"Sir Launcelot in the Queen's Chamber ." Birmingham Museums. Web. 27 November 2023.
"Scholarly Commentary." Rossetti Archive. Web. 27 November 2023.
Created 28 November 2023