Why it matters
Merlin lies trapped in a hawthorn bush as the Lady of the Lake, Nimue, reads from a book of spells. Burne-Jones used Maria Zambaco as the model for Nimue's head.
Did you know?
- It was painted between 1872 and 1877.
- It was commissioned by Frederick Richards Leyland.
- Lord Leverhulme bought it in 1918.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Beguiling of Merlin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
