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Oil on canvas, 52.1 x 41.9 cm, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK
‘Fair Rosamund’ is the historical Rosamond Clifford, mistress of King Henry II. According to an old English ballad she was kept in a house, set in a maze, where only the King could find her, following the special silk cord. Queen Eleanor, Henry’s wife, eventually traced her there, and had her murdered. (Olga's gallery)
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