The Death of Arthur by James Archer. Source: Internet Sacred Archive Color picture In the center foreground, Arthur lays on the ground, his head supported by a pillow. Arthur has shoulder length blond hair and a full beard and mustache. He wears a white tunic over a dark green jerkin. His lower extremities are covered by a brown floral cloth. At his head, Guinvere dits looking down at him and stroking his hair. Guinevere wears a crown and a lown flowing robe. Four other women are attending on the body. The first is sitting beside Arthur and has dark shoulder length hair and wears a gold circlet on her head. She is wearing a brown cloak fastened at the neck over a dark gown belted at the waist. She holds an open book in her lap and looks down at Merlin. Behind her are two women standing beside a gnarled tree, one hidden by the other. Both have long reddish blonde hair extending to their wastes. Both wear long blue cloaks. The fourth woman sits by Arthur's feet, her face in her hands. She wears a red cloak over her hair and stretching acrose her back, and she wears a dark brown dress with a dark green bodice trimmed at the shoulder and forearm with white lace. In the background is the blue sea. On the left, wo figures stand talking on the beach. One appears to be a man in a dark tunic and wearing a long white beard. He faces what appears to be a woman in a flowing light blue dress. On the right, a small ship sits in the water, sails furled, apparently waiting to take Arthur's body to Avalon.