"He saw two cities in a thousand boats all fighting for a woman on the sea", 1898. Creators: Louis John Rhead, George Woolliscroft Rhead.

"He saw two cities in a thousand boats all fighting for a woman on the sea", 1898. Creators: Louis John Rhead, George Woolliscroft Rhead.

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"He saw two cities in a thousand boats all fighting for a woman on the sea", 1898. The Sea Battle for a Beautiful Woman: Merlin tells Vivien a story of a pirate who 'saw two cities in a thousand boats/All fighting for a woman on the sea'. Page 58 of "Idylls of the King. Vivien. Elaine. Enid. Guinevere ... With ... decorations by G. W. Rhead and L. Rhead" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, [1898].


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Creator
  1. Louis John Rhead, attributed to: American: Artist, painter, illustrator
  2. George Woolliscroft Rhead, attributed to: British: Artist, painter, illustrator, etcher, printmaker, engraver, craftsperson
People Related
  1. Alfred Lord Tennyson: British: Poet laureate

Picture Type
  1. Monograph

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Religion & Belief Mythology

Society & Culture Art & Literature


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3606x4960
File Size : 52,400kb


Aliases

  1. Shelfmark ID: 11647.g.41
  1. 1280002023
  1. 3-066-270
  1. 3066270

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