King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid (Maclise)

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King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid (Maclise)

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'''''King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid''''' is an 1869 [[history painting]] by the Irish [[artist]] [[Daniel Maclise]]. It depicts a scene inspired by folk song ''[[The King and the Beggar-maid]]'' about the monarch Cophetua and his love for a beautiful [[beggar]] girl who he decides to make his queen. Murray p.140 Weston p.269 The story is referenced in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' but Maclise drew heavily on the 1833 poem by
'''''King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid''''' is an 1869 [[history painting]] by the Irish [[artist]] [[Daniel Maclise]]. It depicts a scene inspired by folk song ''[[The King and the Beggar-maid]]'' about the monarch Cophetua and his love for a beautiful [[beggar]] girl who he decides to make his queen.Murray p.140Weston p.269 The story is referenced in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' but Maclise drew heavily on the 1833 poem by
[[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Alfred Tennyson]].
[[Alfred, Lord Tennyson|Alfred Tennyson]].


Maclise was noted for his historical scenes and had been [[commissioned (art)|commissioned]] to produce [[frescoes]] for the new [[Houses of Parliament (UK)|Houses of Parliament]] at [[Westminster]]. The painting was displayed at the [[Royal Academy Exhibition of 1869]] held at the [[Burlington House]] in [[London]]. It was the penultimate exhibited work for Maclise who died the following year. https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2003/important-british-pictures-l03123/lot.23.html The same subject was painted by [[Edward Burne-Jones]] in his 1884 work ''[[King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid (painting)|King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid]]''.
Maclise was noted for his historical scenes and had been [[commissioned (art)|commissioned]] to produce [[frescoes]] for the new [[Houses of Parliament (UK)|Houses of Parliament]] at [[Westminster]]. The painting was displayed at the [[Royal Academy Exhibition of 1869]] held at the [[Burlington House]] in [[London]]. It was the penultimate exhibited work for Maclise who died the following year.https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2003/important-british-pictures-l03123/lot.23.html The same subject was painted by [[Edward Burne-Jones]] in his 1884 work ''[[King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid (painting)|King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid]]''.


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