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Illustration to Scott's Lord of the Isles

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

1837

Physical Description

Medium: pen and ink
Dimensions: 11.4 x 17.9 cm
Signature: Gabriel
Date on Image: 1837
Note: The signature and date appear on the back of the image: “Gabriel 1837.” WMR (verso): “Illustrn. to Scott's Lord of the Isles. The intention was to make game of Bruce, as we children sided with the English.”

Production Description

Production Date: 1837

Scholarly Commentary

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Illustration to Scott's Lord of the Isles
Copyright: ©Robin Alston

Included Text

“But in mid-space, the Bruce-scare
Had bored the ground with many a pit.”
Note: This quotation from Sir Walter Scott's Lord of the Isles is inscribed to the left of the image.
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
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