Geraint and Enid Ride Away (1868)
by Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)
Two figures on horseback disappear into a medieval landscape — Doré's characteristic chiaroscuro rendering the trees and distance in deep shadow, the riders themselves caught in a moment of departure that feels both intimate and inevitable.
This engraving illustrates Alfred Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King (1859), the Victorian epic retelling of Arthurian legend. The specific lines it depicts come from the idyll "Geraint and Enid":
Mounted, and reached a hand, and on his foot
She set her own and climbed; he turned his face
And kissed her climbing, and she cast her arms
About him, and at once they rode away.
Doré illustrated Tennyson's Idylls in 1868, producing some of the most celebrated images of Arthurian legend ever made. His engravings defined how the Victorian imagination pictured Camelot — and for many readers, still do.
Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Gallery-quality canvas with fade-resistant inks and a 1.25" deep pine frame sourced from renewable forests. Arrives wrapped and ready to hang.
- Materials: cotton and polyester composite canvas, pine wood frame
- Inner frame: radiata pine from renewable forests
- Leveling bumpers included for wall protection
- Ready to hang — mounting hardware pre-attached
Care: Dust gently with a clean, damp cloth as needed.