Queen Morgana Loses Excalibur his Sheath

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Queen Morgana Loses Excalibur his Sheath
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Queen Morgana Loses Excalibur his Sheath

Date1903
Illustration CitationThe Story of King Arthur and His Knights, by Howard Pyle (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903)
MediumInk and graphite on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 9 1/16 × 6 3/16 in. (23 × 15.7 cm)
sheet: 10 3/16 × 7 7/16 in. (25.9 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-102
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Label TextIn an act of treachery, the enchantress Queen Morgana throws the sheath of King Arthur’s sword Excalibur into a lake, where it is caught by the bejeweled arm of a woman, presumably The Lady of the Lake, and never seen again.
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