Record ID:
310738
Accession number:
MA 4500
Published:
1860.
Credit:
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description:
1 drawing.
Notes:
Title from item and published caption.
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).
Inscriptions/Markings:
Inscribed in pencil below, "A deed of darkness. Philip of Konigsmarck death"; at far left, "George 1st 1860".
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.
Dimensions:
5 9/16 x 3 15/16 inches (141 x 101 mm)
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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