The Attempted Suicide. 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
The young marquis retreated a pace or two, and then, making a rush at the door with all his weight and strength, he dashed it from its hinges, entering the apartment just in time to snatch from the frantic hand of General Bellair a pistol, which he was holding at his own head with an intention that could not be mistaken (196).
Commentary
By illustrating this moment, when the Marquis of Charlton (left) prevents Sir Thomas Bellair (right) from committing suicide out of guilt in the perceived execution of Captain Markham, Phiz allows the secondary leading man to appear heroic. The mantelpiece, decorated with buhl, and the clock are described in the opening passage of the serial’s first instalment.
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Bibliography
Errym, Malcolm J [James Malcolm Rymer]. A Mystery in Scarlet, leading serial of The London Miscellany. Ed. James Malcolm Rymer, 1, no. 13 (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