La Belle Dame sans Merci Painting

This painting is title "La Belle Dame sans Merci" after John Keats poem.  The painter was Henry Meynell Rheam. He painted in watercolour on paper.  

This painting helps us to better visualize John Keat's work. The painting is of a womenly figure standing over a knight who seems to be in a daze. This does represent the faery, in the way the painter interprets John Keats description of the faery and the knight. The faery appears to be a soft feminine figure who stands out with bright, soft colors which contrast to the dark colors of her surroundings and the knight. The knight is painted as being in a daze under this feminine figure, yet she holds his attention. He is searching and trying to cling to the light as he grows sickly.

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circa. 1901 to circa. Autumn 1901

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