[The stabbing of Matilda] [art original].
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16704401
Description
- Title
- [The stabbing of Matilda] [art original].
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1800]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
-
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.
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]. - Provenance
- Formerly owned by Sir Gerald Codrington, Bart., with his armorial bookplate in the volume. Purchased by W.S. Lewis from Myers, Aug. 1941.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 9.9 x 16 cm, mounted to 16.5 x 25 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 24 17 791P Copy 7
- Collection Title
- Opposite page 228. Castle of Otranto.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Collection Date
- Parma : Printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, London, MDCCXCI [1791].
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Illustrations
Watercolors British 19th century - Material
- watercolor ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic)
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Churches
Interiors
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Homicides - Subjects
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Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Illustrations
Churches
Interiors
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Homicides
British > 19th century
Codrington, Gerald, Sir, bart., 1850-1929 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- The Stabbing of Matilda. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13701167
- Object ID (OID)
- 16704401