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A cropped image of William Maw Egley's painting The Lady of Shalott. It shows a woman with long, blonde hair standing inside on a wooden floor. She wears a golden gown and holds her hands to her heart. A loom is depicted behind her, and a knight on horseback is shown reflected in a mirror, though he is outside. A cropped image of William Maw Egley's painting The Lady of Shalott. It shows a woman with long, blonde hair standing inside on a wooden floor. She wears a golden gown and holds her hands to her heart. A loom is depicted behind her, and a knight on horseback is shown reflected in a mirror, though he is outside.
Story | 22 June 2020

Talking Art: The Lady of Shalott by William Maw Egley

William Maw Egley, The Lady of Shalott, 1858. Image © Sheffield Museums

William Maw Egley's painting illustrates Lord Alfred Tennyson's celebrated poem 'The Lady of Shalott', which is based on the legend of King Arthur.

 

Learn more about the story the painting depicts from our former Curator of Visual Art, Liz Waring.

Our Talking Art series digs deeper into some of the highlights from the city’s museum collections. Find out more about the stories behind the artworks and how they were created.

 

See more from our Talking Art series here

 

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