The Merciful Knight — Edward Burne-Jones

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Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
Date: 1863
Location: Birmingham Museums Trust

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THE ARTIST

Edward Burne-Jones

Pre-Raphaelite painter who transformed medieval legends into dreamlike tapestries of romance and melancholy.

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