Edmund Blair Leighton, British
“Honey, While You’re Looking For the Grail, Also Keep an Eye Out For Possible ‘Jeopardy!’ Hosts,” 1900
Oil on canvas
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/// As the knight rode away on his steed,
his fair lady love wished him God Speed.
And her scarlet red token
was a message, unspoken,
“Be heroic… if you wish to breed.”
/// His wife’s scarf was, it seems, a distraction,
so Sir Knight wouldn’t sense her attraction
to the guard. She was clever,
shouting, “Now, pull the lever!”
Thus, her husband’s portcullis impaction.
Guinevere’s attempt to warn Lancelot that Arthur suspected they were lovers was doomed to failure. She spoke no French and he spoke no Welsh…
… and only when interpreted by a Connecticut Yankee could the Twain meet.
Info, or links that point to more info, about this artist can be found here, here (archived if necessary), here, here, here (can be read in full for free on Fridays), here, here, here (archived if necessary), here (archived if necessary), and here, perhaps in addition to what’s in his Wikipedia page.