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28. [Manfred watching servants lift the giant helmet off his dead son] [art original]
- Creator:
- Willyams, Cooper, 1762-1816, artist
- Published / Created:
- [April 1787]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 765 Copy 4
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 4. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Manfred depicted full-length on the right, facing left with his arms out in front of him, a horrified expression on his face. He's watching six servants on the left hold an enormous black helmet topped with large black feathers; below the helmet a man lies on his back, blood on the ground surrounding his head. The castle stands in the background, with a low round tower and a crenellated wall immediately behind the figures and higher walls and towers rising in the middle distance
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in ink in lower left corner., and Tipped in opposite page 4 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. London : Printed for Tho. Lownds in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXV [1765].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Helmets, Castles & palaces, and Dead persons
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Manfred watching servants lift the giant helmet off his dead son] [art original]
29. [Mathilda, scene showing stabbing] [art original].
- Creator:
- Greatheed, Bertie, 1781-1804, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1796]
- Call Number:
- 49 3729
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Mathilda, scene showing stabbing] [art original].
30. [Matilda and young stranger speaking from the windows] [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1800]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 7
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 69. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the characters Matilda and Theodore speaking to one another from windows on separate levels of the castle. One facade of the castle is shown, with two trees growing in the foreground and additional trees, fields, hills, and a pond visible in the distance on the right. Matilda can be seen in the open half of an arched window on the upper floor; she looks outward, her arm propped against the opposite side of the window. Theodore, in a similar pose, looks out from the open window on the level below
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist not identified., Date of production supplied by curator., and Mounted opposite page 69 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):
- Castles & palaces and Facades
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Matilda and young stranger speaking from the windows] [art original].
31. [Portrait of Manfred's grandfather utters a sigh and heaves its breast] [art original]
- Creator:
- Wright, John Massey, 1777-1866, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1866]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 3
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 23. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the characters Manfred and Isabella shown full-length, standing on either side of the painting that is coming to life on the wall behind them. Both characters have startled looks on their faces and are drawing back in fear; the figure of Manfred's grandfather between them is stepping out of the frame, his right arm extended towards Manfred and his head also turned in that direction. Arched windows are seen in the background on the left
- 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. 23., and Bound in opposite page 23 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):
- Fear
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Portrait of Manfred's grandfather utters a sigh and heaves its breast] [art original]
32. [The stabbing of Matilda] [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1800]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 7
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 228. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- 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., 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
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The stabbing of Matilda] [art original].
33. [Theodore flinging himself at Matilda's feet] [art original]
- Creator:
- Wright, John Massey, 1777-1866, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1866]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 3
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 142. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Matilda shown full-length on the right, wearing a white gown and standing within an arched doorway. Theodore, dressed in full armor and wearing a red sash, kneels down in front of her on the left, staring up at her intently and grasping her hand with both of his. His shield, adorned with a red cross, lies on the ground next to him; mountains and a cloud-filled sky are seen in the distance on the left
- 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. 142., and Bound in opposite page 142 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):
- Armor and Adoration
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Theodore flinging himself at Matilda's feet] [art original]
34. [Theodore searching the caves for Isabella] [art original]
- Creator:
- Willyams, Cooper, 1762-1816, artist
- Published / Created:
- [April 1787]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 765 Copy 4
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 120. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Theodore depicted full-length on the right, wearing armor and holding a shield in his left arm, facing left and holding a sword out in front of him. He stands beside the entrance to a cave on the left, the interior of which is shrouded in darkness. Small rocks and a broken tree trunk are in the foreground; tree branches, two birds, and a cloud-filled sky are seen above
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in ink in lower right corner., and Tipped in opposite page 120 in an extra-illustrated copy of: Walpole, H. The castle of Otranto. London : Printed for Tho. Lownds in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXV [1765].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Armor, Daggers & swords, and Caves
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Theodore searching the caves for Isabella] [art original]
35. [Vision pronouncing Theodore the true heir of Alfonso] [art original]
- Creator:
- Wright, John Massey, 1777-1866, artist
- Published / Created:
- [not after 1866]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 3
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 239. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- 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].
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Ghosts
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Vision pronouncing Theodore the true heir of Alfonso] [art original]
36. [Youth praying in the courtyard] [art original].
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1800]
- Call Number:
- 24 17 791P Copy 7
- Collection Title:
- Opposite page 100. Castle of Otranto.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Theodore about to be executed in the courtyard of the castle. On the left, Theodore kneels down before the friar Jerome to pray, his shirt slipping down below his left shoulder to reveal the mark of a bloody arrow. Behind the friar stands Manfred, who ordered the execution, and several attendants; two guards holding pikes and a man carrying a sword stand behind the kneeling prisoner. At the far end of the courtyard on the right, the giant helmet sits in front of colonnades. In the background at center, the bordering colonnades are interrupted by a gray-colored section of the castle with arched windows and alcoves in which statues reside
- Description:
- Title devised by curator., Unsigned; artist not identified., Date of production supplied by curator., and Mounted opposite page 100 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):
- Castles & palaces, Courtyards, Colonnades, Executions, Prayer, and Helmets
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Youth praying in the courtyard] [art original].