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King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid by Daniel Maclise Royalty Free Stock Photo
   
   
   
   
   
   
Cophetua - From the painting of The Legend of King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Cophetua - From the beautiful decorative painting of The Legend of King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid, by the painter Sir Edward Burne-Jones. based on Alfred Tennyson’s poem ‘The Beggar Maid’. King Cophetua of Ethiopia falls in love with Penelophon, a young woman he sees begging for money. They marry, and she becomes Queen. This work was considered Burne-Jones’s greatest achievement.


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