BIB_ID
310738
Accession number
MA 4500
Creator
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Published
1860.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Caption continues: ... Philip of Konigsmarck death.
Sketch by Thackeray for an illustration for part I of his "The four Georges", as it appeared in The Cornhill magazine, v. II, July-Dec. 1860, p. 12 (facing).
Title from item and published caption.
Sketch by Thackeray for an illustration for part I of his "The four Georges", as it appeared in The Cornhill magazine, v. II, July-Dec. 1860, p. 12 (facing).
Title from item and published caption.
5 9/16 x 3 15/16 inches (141 x 101 mm)
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pencil below, "A deed of darkness. Philip of Konigsmarck death"; at far left, "George 1st 1860".
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Sketch shows the murder of Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, who appears in his nightshirt, beset by assassins armed with swords and pikestaff.
Medium
Graphite on chine, mounted on paper.
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