King Arthur and the Weeping Queens 1857

"King Arthur and the Weeping Queens," a pen and ink drawing created in 1857 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, depicts a scene from Arthurian legend. The work features King Arthur, wearing armor and a crown, seated in a sorrowful posture while being surrounded by three weeping queens. The expressive linework and melancholy mood are characteristic of Rossetti's Pre-Raphaelite style, which aimed to revive the detail and emotional intensity of early Renaissance art. The artwork is currently on display at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in Birmingham, UK.