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The presentation of Guinevere as a nun is inspired by Tennyson's lines in 'Idylls of the King': 'And so wear out in alms deed and in prayer / The sombre close of that voluptuous day'.

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Nottingham

Title

Guinevere's Redeeming

Date

c.1905

Medium

bronze, mother of pearl, ivory & wood

Measurements

H 93 x W 44.5 x D 44.5 cm;
Plinth: H 90 x W 44.5 x D 44.5 cm

Accession number

NCM 1943-10

Acquisition method

purchased from the estate of the artist through Lieutenant Colonel Graham Seton Hutchison, 1943

Work type

Statue

Inscription description

a pair of related inscriptions on the front and back on the sculpture's base: GUINEVERE'S / REDEEMING / HER PAST; a set of four related inscriptions at equidistant points on the marble base: BY PRAYER / GIVING DOLE / AS LOVER / AS QUEEN

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