The Merciful Knight

Edward Burne-Jones, 1863, Birmingham Museums Trust

‘The Merciful Knight’ is a work by Edward Burne-Jones (United Kingdom, 1833–1898). It is dated 1863. It is part of the collection Birmingham Museums Trust. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

It is made of gouache paint, paper, and watercolor paint. It measures 101 × 59 cm. The work belongs to the genre religious art. The things depicted include John Gualbert, body armor, kneeling, and sword.