Sir Gawaine Knoweth the Shield of Sir Launcelot and decorated initial S with title and design
Date1907
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration CitationThe Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions, by Howard Pyle (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907).
MediumInk on Bristol board
Dimensionscomposition: 9 1/16 × 6 1/8 in. (23 × 15.6 cm)
sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1920
Object number1920-46
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextSir Gawain visits Elaine in her castle tower and realizes that the shield she is guarding belongs to Sir Launcelot.
