Wide panoramic painting of a figure lying on a bier under a columned canopy, with robed women gathered around, dark figures and rocks at the edges.

The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon

A wide horizontal painting shows a draped bier beneath a colonnaded canopy, where a reclining figure lies as robed women gather around it in a golden, misty landscape. Dark-clad figures and rocky crags frame the left and right edges, while figures in pale gowns stand at the sides of the scene.

Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
Date: 1894
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 1056 × 292 px

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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1894; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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