Depiction of the dream of Horace Walpole that inspired him to write The castle of Otranto. The fantastic scene involves a large armored hand perched atop an enormous staircase ascending four levels within a Gothic castle. Two suits of armor stand guard at the junctions of the staircase with each level, and two more are present in the foreground, suggesting that the staircase continues downward. Arched windows and a painting of a mounted knight are seen on the wall to the left of the staircase; a bat is seen flying above
Description:
Title written below image., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner of image., Place of production inferred from artist's city of residence during this time period., Page reference for quotation written below title: Page 93., and Bound as page 195 in volume 4 of M.C.D. Borden's extensively extra-illustrated copy of: Horace Walpole and his world / edited by L. B. Seeley ... London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday, 1884.
Title derived from pencil notation in lower left margin., Signed "Grant Wood" in pencil lower right margin., Date supplied by curator., Place of creation based on artist's place of residence., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Associated American Artists and George C. Miller
Subject (Topic):
Family medicine, Physicians (General practice), Thermometers, Medical equipment & supplies, Hands, and Clocks & watches
Title and publisher from item., Date supplied by curator., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Public Health Service
Subject (Topic):
Syphilis, Sexually transmitted diseases, Prevention, Crowds, and Hands
Title from item., Date derived from clothing and writing styles, which appear to be from the Republic of China era., Publisher and artists from the first poster in the series., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Condition: Very Good; All corners pinhole; LL corner tears (2); LR edge tear.
Publisher:
Chinese Leprosy Relief Organization
Subject (Topic):
Public health, Communicable diseases, Prevention, Leprosy, and Hands
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the servant Bianca shown descending a staircase while looking over her right shoulder, a worried expression on her face. Her gaze is directed at the top of the stairs, where a large hand in armor is seen resting on the banister near the landing of the floor above. The arched opening to the landing is flanked on either side with a display of armor and weapons mounted on the wall. Several arched windows and doorways are seen in the shadowy background
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower left corner., and Bound in opposite page 217 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Translated title supplied by curator., Publisher from item., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication from item., Printer information is in Latvian, publisher information is in Russian., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
VAPP 2. spiestuve Rīgā Dzirnavu ielā 57. and Санитарно-пропагандного отдела НКЗдрава
Subject (Topic):
Hand washing, Hygiene, Bacteria, Typhus fever, Dysentery, Flies as carriers of disease, Hands, Food processing, and Kettles
Translated title supplied by curator., Publisher from item., Date supplied by curator., Printer information is in Latvian, publisher information is in Russian., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
VAPP 2. spiestuve Rīgā Dzirnavu ielā 57. and Санитарно-пропагандного отдела НКЗдрава
Subject (Topic):
Hand washing, Hygiene, Bacteria, Typhus fever, Dysentery, Hands, and Cleaning
Translated title supplied by curator., Publisher and date from item., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Ministry of Health, Latvian SSR and Министерство здравоохранения Латвийской ССР
Subject (Topic):
Hand washing, Hygiene, Medicine, Preventive, Bathing, Parasites, and Hands
