Knights of the Round Table 5 (Signed) (Original)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 14" x 18" (365mm x 465mm)
Date: 1972
Signature: Signed by artist lower right
Code: HookBalin
This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by Richard Hook.
King Arthur has exiled the knight Balin because he killed a witch known as The Lady of the Lake. On his travels he is asked by the chief lady of a castle to accept a challenge. He goes to an island to meet the Red Knight who slays him in an epic battle.
Originally published in part five of an adaptation of The Knights of the Round Table, Look and Learn issue 534, 8th April 1972.
- Artist BiographyRichard Hook (1938 - January 2010; UK)
Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment, he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s.
He then went on to work as a freelance illustrator, earning an international reputation for his deep knowledge of Native American material culture.
He provided many illustrations, predominantly scenes from British history and daily life, for Look and Learn magazine during the 1960s and 1970s and illustrated more than 50 titles for Osprey, contributing to these books for over 30 years. Sadly Richard passed away in January 2010.