The King's Plot. Phiz (Hablot K. Browne). 1866. Wood engraving. Errym's A Mystery in Scarlet. Courtesy Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. Click on image to enlarge it.

Text Illustrated

"His drawn sword was wrenched from his grasp - indeed, he did not seek to retain it, nor, beyond the natural impulse to shake off too rude hands that laid hold of him, did Markham make the slightest resistance" (147).

Commentary

The facial expression of Markham (center left) is concealed, and Phiz also positions the accusing King (far left) so that it is difficult to read his face. Markham seems to face off closely with a corpulent courtier in a hideous wig with ear-tufts. There is a mask-like face carved into the table.

Image scan by the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. Commentary by Rebecca Nesvet, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. Formatting, color correction, and sizing by George P. Landow[You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image and Indiana University and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]

Bibliography

Errym, Malcolm J [James Malcolm Rymer]. A Mystery in Scarlet, leading serial of The London Miscellany. Ed. James Malcolm Rymer, 1, no. 10 (1866): 1. From the copy in the collection of the Wells Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. Courtesy Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington.


Last modified 13 July 2019