19th Century John Moyr Smith for Minton China Framed Tiles, Idylls of the King. Three tiles set on wooden frame depicting scenes Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Artist's signature on tiles.

Size: 9 x 21 x 1 1/4 in.

Idylls of the King, Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s sweeping cycle of narrative poems first published between 1859 and 1885, reimagines the Arthurian legends as a moral and spiritual epic for the Victorian age. Through twelve interconnected idylls, Tennyson traces the rise and fall of King Arthur’s idealistic realm, focusing on themes of chivalry, purity, loyalty, and the tragic consequences of human weakness. Characters such as Lancelot, Guinevere, and Galahad embody competing ideals of love and duty, while the gradual unraveling of Camelot reflects Tennyson’s concerns about the fragility of moral order in a changing world. Blending medieval romance with rich poetic language and psychological depth, Idylls of the King remains one of the most influential retellings of the Arthurian mythos.

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