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King Cophetua and the Beggar-Maid
Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 1883
An illustration of Tennyson's poem 'The Beggar Maid'. The story is the subject of an Elizabethan ballad.
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Title of artwork, date
King Cophetua and the Beggar-Maid, 1883
Date supported
1947
Medium and material
Watercolour
Dimensions
295 x 39 cm
Gifted by
Colonel Rex Benson
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