1215719 The Knight and the Maid (oil on canvas) by Frith, William Powell (1819-1909); 62.4x76.5 cm; South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, South Shields, UK; (add.info.: Frith, William Powell (RA) Victorian collectors were very fond of pictures showing romantic scenes from long ago. These compositions were often not very historically accurate, and this picture draws on styles of dress and furniture from different dates. It may be intended to illustrate the popular novel \'Ivanhoe\' by Sir Walter Scott. This was a version of the Robin Hood story, in which King Richard I disguised himself as the Black Prince so that he could mix with ordinary people and enjoy himself unrecognised. William Frith was a well-known London painter.); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.