How Four Queens Found Sir Lancelot in the Wood
by: Jessie M. King (Artist) , Mme. E. Prioleau (Artist)
from: The International Studio (P. 233) - January 1911
Additional Information:
This image is of an embroidered panel featuring the scene from Arthurian tradition where the four queens — including, according to Thomas Malory's account, Morgan le Fay, the queen of North Galys, the queen of Estlonde, and the queen of the Oute Iles — happen upon the sleeping Lancelot in the forest. Often, they abduct him and attempt to make him choose a lover from among the four of them. The panel was designed by Jessie M. King, and the embroidery work was done by Mme. E. Prioleau.
This image is of an embroidered panel featuring the scene from Arthurian tradition where the four queens — including, according to Thomas Malory's account, Morgan le Fay, the queen of North Galys, the queen of Estlonde, and the queen of the Oute Iles — happen upon the sleeping Lancelot in the forest. Often, they abduct him and attempt to make him choose a lover from among the four of them. The panel was designed by Jessie M. King, and the embroidery work was done by Mme. E. Prioleau.
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