Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Knight at the Fountain
A knight on a pale horse pauses beneath a large tree beside a small stone basin. Slanting strokes fill the sky above the distant landscape. The vignette introduces The Lady of the Fountain in this illustrated edition of the Welsh tales.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Knight at the Fountain" [editorial title]. In The Mabinogion, Anonymous; translated by Lady Charlotte Guest. Second edition, Bernard Quaritch, 1877; English translation with notes, 1877, Bernard Quaritch. Source scan leaf 29. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0240-0028
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Illustrator not identified. The Knight at the Fountain. The Mabinogion. Scan leaf 29. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0240-0028