Mythic Uther's Deeply Wounded Son (King Arthur and the Weeping Queens) (Illustration for "The Palace of Art" in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)
Rossetti’s 1857 illustrations of Tennyson—here reissued in 1903—incorporate startling effects derived from medieval and early Renaissance art. Space collapses, forms are cut off, and narrative details are inserted without concern for conventional perspective. In Mythic Uther’s Deeply Wounded Son, the artist focuses on the circle of long-haired weeping queens rather than the dying king lying across their laps. Rossetti criticized the engravers and insisted on many changes, delaying the publication.
Artwork Details
- Title: Mythic Uther's Deeply Wounded Son (King Arthur and the Weeping Queens) (Illustration for "The Palace of Art" in Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)
- Artist: After Dante Gabriel Rossetti (British, London 1828–1882 Birchington-on-Sea)
- Engraver: Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839–93)
- Publisher: New Amsterdam Book Company (New York)
- Date: 1866–1903
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 3 1/16 × 3 5/8 in. (7.8 × 9.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (21 × 15.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1925
- Object Number: 25.78.633
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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1903
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
New Amsterdam Book Company
1903
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dalziel Brothers
1857–1903
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
New Amsterdam Book Company
1903
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
New Amsterdam Book Company
1903
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