Wash drawing depicting Laurence Shirley, Earl of Ferrers in the act of shooting his steward Mr. Johnson. The Earl is standing in profile facing the right aiming a pistol at his kneeling steward who has his hands clasped in front begging for mercy
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Artist from local card catalog record., Date based on print engraved from the drawing., and Design for an engraving published in The Tyburn chronicle, or Villainy display'd in all its brances ... [1868]. Print titled: Laurence Earl Ferrers, in the act of shooting Mr. Johnson his steward.
The scene in the church after Manfred has stabbed his daughter Mathilda. She lies on a cot as Theodore holds her head in his hands; a monk with a crucifix in his hand also attends her. Behind the monk, Manfred with arms crossed against his chest looks down in anguish. In the background (right) the right arm of the statue of Alfonso the Good points down accusatorily at the scene unfolding below his tomb
Description:
Title devised by curator. and Date based on Horace Walpole's letter (dated 22 February 1796) to Bertie Greatheed's father in which he admires his son's four drawings that were inspired by his reading of The Castle of Otranto. All four drawings are bound in Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of The Castle of Otranto (Lewis Walpole Library 49 3729).
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Churches, Homicides, Monks, and Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Boyvin, René, approximately 1525-approximately 1598, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1563]
Call Number:
Print01435
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title, creator, date, and place of creation supplied by curator., From: The History of Jason and the Conquest of the Golden Fleece., Above image: 25. In image at bottom: B., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Marriage and Married Life; Children and Childcare.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Medea, consort of Aegeus, King of Athens (Mythological character). and Jason (Mythological character).
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the characters Matilda and Theodore shown at center talking in a church, one on either side of the statue marking the tomb of Alphonso; Theodore wears full armor and Matilda wears an orange gown. Behind Matilda on the right is Manfred, who interrupts the conversation by reaching over Maltida's shoulder and stabbing her with the dagger held in his left hand. The interior of the church forms the background, with statues in alcoves along the wall on the right and a row of arched windows along the wall on the left
Description:
Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist not identified., Date of production supplied by curator., and Mounted opposite page 228 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Churches, Interiors, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, and Homicides
