The Lady of Shalott, John William Waterhouse, 1888

Based on the poem the lady of shalott by alfred lord tennyson. "and down the rivers dim expanselike some bold seer in a trance,seeing all his own mischance --with a glassy countenancedid she look to camelot. And at the closing of the dayshe loosed the chain, and down she lay;the broad stream bore her far away,the lady of shalott. ". Object Type: painting. Genre: Arthurian painting. Date: 1888. Dimensions: height: 153 cm (60.2 in); width: 200 cm (78.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Tate Britain. John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott