A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with Manfred, Theodore, and several other characters in the foreground drawing back in fear from the vision appearing behind them, shielding themselves with their arms. This vision, apperaring within the ruins of a castle wall that has been toppled, includes the ghostly form of Alphonso, in full armor, surrounded by smoke and accompanied by a monk
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed by the artist in lower right corner., Date of production based on artist's death date., Page reference written in ink below lower right corner of image: P. 239., and Bound in opposite page 239 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
M. Vitrvvivs per Iocvndvm solito castigatior factvs cvm figvris et tabvla vt iam legi et intelligi
Image Count:
1
Description:
Liber tertius.
Subject (Topic):
Architecture --Early works to 1800 and Human anatomy--Charts, diagrams, etc
Collection Created:
[Colophon: Impressum Venetiis : ac magis q¯unquam aliquo alio tempore emendatum: sumptu mira[?]q diligentia Ioannis de Tridino alias Tacuino, anno Domini M.D.XI, die XXII. maii ...
