Quotla belle dame sans merciquot from a painting by sir frank bernard dicksee this graceful wall tapestry has been woven in a fine weave on a jacquard loom by master weavers quotla belle dame sans merciquot french quotthe beautiful lady without pityquot is a ballad written by the english poet john keats the poem describes the encounter between an unnamed knight and a mysterious fairy it exists in two versions with minor differences between them the original was written by ke