The Quest of the Holy Grail Dante Gabriel Rossetti Elizabeth Siddal 1 The Quest of the Holy Grail DGR and Elizabeth Siddal 1855 (circa) Royal Academy, 1973 (no.145); Tate, 1984 (no.217) Private Collection watercolour 11 x 9 3/8 in. monograms At the lower right is inscribed: EES inv. EES & DGR del. Marillier, DGR: An Illustrated Memorial, 56. Benedetti, <hi rend="i">Dante Gabriel Rossetti</hi> , 194. <artist/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnpictorial> <citnmythic> <name/> <culture/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnmythic> <citnhistorical> <event/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnhistorical> <citnautobiographical> <name/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnautobiographical> <citnscenic> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnscenic> </listcitn> </source> <commentaries> <head>Commentary</head> <section type="intro"> <head>Introduction</head> <p>According to the inscription, the subject and composition for this picture were conceived by Elizabeth Siddal, and the work was executed by both Elizabeth and DGR. The subject is taken from Tennyson's poem <hi rend="i">Sir Galahad</hi>.</p> </section> <section type="prodhist"> <head>Production History</head> <p/> </section> <section type="recepthist"> <head>Reception</head> <p/> </section> <section type="icon"> <head>Iconograpic</head> <p/> </section> <section type="pictorial"> <head>Pictorial</head> <p/> </section> <section type="historical"> <head>Historical</head> <p/> </section> <section type="literary"> <head>Literary</head> <p/> </section> <section type="autobio"> <head>Autobiographical</head> <p/> </section> <section type="biblio"> <head>Bibliographic</head> <p> <bibl> <author>Benedetti</author>, <xref doc="a.nc242.r646.rad" link="dead" from="194" to="" workcode="sa116"> <title level="bk"> <hi rend="i">Dante Gabriel Rossetti</hi> , 194. Marillier, DGR: An Illustrated Memorial, 56. Royal Academy, <hi rend="i">DGR: Painter and Poet</hi> , 45, no. 145.