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King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid
Original price was: $518.00.$259.00Current price is: $259.00.
Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
A hand-painted oil reproduction of King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid by Edward Burne-Jones, rebuilt in layered oil colour with the muted, jewel-toned palette of the original intact.
Description
Description
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood turned to medieval legend and courtly romance to escape the industrial present, and few canvases embody that impulse more fully than this account of a king who abandons his throne for a barefoot beggar maid. Within that tradition of jewel-like colour and literary subject matter, this particular composition narrows its focus to a single suspended moment: the king seated below the woman he has chosen, crown set aside, his gaze lifted toward her in open deference.
About King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid
The vertical format compresses the two figures into a narrow architectural niche, so that the eye moves upward from the discarded regalia at the bottom of the canvas to the maid enthroned above, her plain grey dress a deliberate rebuke to the ornament surrounding her. Burne-Jones builds the surface from close, jewel-toned harmonies, bronze armour, dull gold, and muted rose, with almost no contrast of light and shadow to distract from the formal stillness of the scene. Edges are softened throughout, figures and drapery folding into one another rather than separating sharply, which gives the whole an airless, tapestry-like quality more suited to symbol than narrative.
The hand-painted reproduction
This period of the career of Burne-Jones shows him working at the height of his command over pattern and restrained gesture, favouring flattened space and a slow, deliberate rhythm over the dramatic incident that had occupied the earlier Pre-Raphaelites. A fine art reproduction of this scale rewards close looking precisely because so much depends on the smallest shifts in edge and tone. ByMuseum artists rebuild the painting by hand in oil on canvas, working layer by layer to match the closeness of the original palette and to keep the visible brushwork and surface texture intact, so what arrives is a painted object with real depth of colour, not a flat oil painting reproduction printed onto fabric. In a room with soft, indirect light, the muted golds and bronzes hold their quiet without glare, suiting a study, a library, or any wall where a viewer is meant to linger rather than glance.
- Hand-painted oil on canvas, not a printed reproduction
- Available in multiple sizes to suit the wall
- Gallery-ready presentation on artist-grade canvas
- Certificate of authenticity included with every order
- Painted to order in 2 to 3 weeks, then delivered in 5 to 7 days
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Each ByMuseum artwork is a hand-painted oil painting reproduction created by trained artists on high-quality cotton canvas. Every piece is reviewed, finished, and packed according to the framing option you select.
Empty walls flatten a room. A classical artwork restores structure and visual hierarchy. One painting defines the space, anchors furniture, and establishes identity.
Delivery in 3 to 4 weeks
Worldwide shipping included. Each painting is produced to order and safely packed for international transport.
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Real brushwork, layered oil paint, and durable pigments on museum-quality canvas.
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Unframed — Rolled in Tube
Your artwork is painted on premium cotton canvas, then shipped safely rolled in a rigid tube with extra blank canvas border — ready for stretching or framing locally.
Framed — Ready to Hang
Select a handcrafted frame and we’ll deliver your painting fully assembled, protected, and ready to hang.
For safe shipping, framing is available up to a maximum size. Larger sizes will automatically disable the frame option.
Stretched Canvas
Choose “Stretched” to receive your canvas mounted on wooden stretcher bars — perfect if you’ll frame it later or display it as-is.
Gallery Wrap
Gallery Wrap is a deeper, 1.5" style stretcher. The canvas wraps around the sides and is stapled on the back for a clean, modern, frameless look.
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Unframed canvases are protected with a film, carefully rolled, and secured inside a rigid shipping tube.
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