Rebecca and the Templar, from Ivanhoe
In this frontispiece to Sir Gilbert Scott's "Ivanhoe" from "The Waverly Novels," Rebecca, a Jewish maiden, stands on the wall of a castle, and threatens to jump if the knight Brian Bois-Guilbert comes any closer.
Artwork Details
- Title: Rebecca and the Templar, from Ivanhoe
- Engraver: Joseph Goodyear (British, Birmingham 1797–1839)
- Artist: After George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
- Publisher: Fisher, Son & Co. (British, active 1821–48)
- Author: Associated author Sir Walter Scott (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1771–1832 Abbotsford, Scotland)
- Published in: London; Paris
- Date: 1837
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (13.3 × 8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Walter Smith, 1967
- Object Number: 67.749.41(119)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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