Le Morte D'Arthur: 'But ye shall abide, and I shall throw such an enchantment upon him that he shall not awake within the space of an hour'

Name: SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W. (BRITISH, 1880-1969)
Brand: Le Morte D'Arthur: 'But ye shall abide, and I shall throw such an enchantment upon him that he shall not awake within the space of an hour'
Price: 2000.00 USD
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Price Realised USD 2,520

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Closed: 20 Oct 2023

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SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W. (BRITISH, 1880-1969)

Le Morte D'Arthur: 'But ye shall abide, and I shall throw such an enchantment upon him that he shall not awake within the space of an hour'

Price Realised USD 2,520

Closed: 20 Oct 2023

Price Realised USD 2,520

Closed: 20 Oct 2023

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SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT, R.A., P.R.W.S., R.S.W. (BRITISH, 1880-1969)
Le Morte D'Arthur: 'But ye shall abide, and I shall throw such an enchantment upon him that he shall not awake within the space of an hour'
signed and dated 'W. RUSSELL FLINT/ MCMXI[?]' (in a cartouche, lower left)
pencil and watercolor heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out on paper
12³⁄₈ x 10³⁄₈ in. (31.4 x 26.7 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's London, 12 November 1998, lot 63.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

Sir T. Malory, Illustrations by W. Russell Flint, Le Morte D'Arthur, London, 1910, vol. III, p. 169, illustrated.

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Lot Essay

In 1910, Russell Flint illustrated an edition of Sir Thomas Malory's for the Medici Society. It was published as a limited edition of 500 books, each containing four volumes. The present lot is an illustration from volume three and depicts the moment when Dame Elaine, King Pelles and Dame Brisen find Sir Lancelot asleep by the well, following his descent into madness. Dame Brisen, fearful that awakening him will distress him further, casts an enchantment over the knight. The illustration is accompanied by the caption, 'But ye shall abide and I shall throw such an enchantment upon him that he shall not awake with in the space of an hour; and so she did. (Book XII Chapter IV).' Once safely in the tower, Sir Lancelot is laid next to 'the holy vessel of the Sangreal' and healed of his madness.