From 1848 Archer specialised in subjects from medieval history and literature. In 1862 he settled permanently in London. Much of his work, including Emelye, shows the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites including Millais and Rossetti. In the Knight's story from Chaucer's poem, ‘The Canterbury Tales’, the maiden Emelye, "Fairer than the lily, Fresher than the May with flowers new", is the heroine of a medieval romance. She rises at dawn to pick white roses (symbol of both purity and love) and unwittingly inspires love-at-first-sight in two knights, who thus become rivals.
艾美莉Emelye 詹姆斯·亚瑟（James Archer）油画作品欣赏
艾美莉Emelye细节图欣赏：
清晨摘花的少女细节图
白玫瑰与Emelye细节图
道路细节图
苍穹与大树细节图
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