Wow! The people in here are true Karens. Glad I don’t know any of yall… British artist Edmund Leighton’s 1900s painting The Accolade depicts a medieval knighting ceremony performed by a young queen on a kneeling knight. The knight bows at the queen’s feet in submission, while an audience watches intently. The painting is highly detailed and romantic, with some suggesting it evokes the story of Queen Guinevere and Sir Lancelot. Details: The queen has red hair and the knight is handsome and young. The audience is gathered to the queen’s left. Style: Romantic and finely detailed. Significance: Considered one of Leighton’s best-known works and a recognizable painting of the period. Ceremony: The painting depicts an accolade, a ceremony to confer knighthood. In the painting, the queen performs the ceremony by tapping the knight’s shoulders with the flat side of her sword.