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Lady Godiva and Earl Leofric
John Clifton1866/1882
The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Coventry, United Kingdom
This oil painting by John Clifton is based on the legend of Lady Godiva, and the poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1842), where Lady Godiva approaches Earl Leofric to tell him the people of Coventry have no food. The poem describes Leofric striding about the hall among his dogs, 'his beard a foot before, and his hair a yard behind...'
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Details
- Title: Lady Godiva and Earl Leofric
- Creator: John Clifton
- Date Created: 1866/1882
- Physical Dimensions: 1.11m x 845mm
- Type: Oil painting
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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