Lovelace abducts Clarissa (Clarissa, Barde/Mérigot 1785 fig6) - Chodowiecki

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Lovelace abducts Clarissa (Clarissa, Barde/Mérigot 1785 fig6) - Chodowiecki

Lovelace abducts Clarissa (Clarissa, Barde/Mérigot 1785 fig6) - Chodowiecki

Image series :
Richardson (trad. Le Tourneur), Clarisse Harlowe, Genève, Paris, 1785

Notice précédente Notice n°6 sur 21 Notice suivante

Artist :
Chodowiecki, Daniel-Nicolas (1726-1801)
Date :
Entre 1784 et 1785
Type of image :
Gravure sur cuivre, eau-forte
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
13,3x7,8
Topic :
18th century fiction
Storage Location :
Madison Wisconsin, Memorial Library
PR3664 C4 F5 1785 (Special Collections)

Description

Lovelace leads Clarissa away from the family estate to the carriage he has prepared to take her away. Clarissa follows him, frightened by Leman's cries: Lovelace's accomplice, he pretends that the Harlove family is arriving and feigns chasing the couple. Lovelace has drawn his sword to oppose his enemies; Clarissa turns back towards the door (CH1985, pp. 379-380; CH1999I, p. 540-541, p. 570).

‘Oh God!’ cried the poor fool, ‘Help, help!’ in a state of terror and confusion that prevented her from doing anything to resist! My eyes, filled with fear, darted around me, front and back, expecting to see a furious brother here, armed servants there, a sister in a rage screaming shrill cries, a father sparkling with fury, more terrible in his appearance than the sword I saw naked, and than all those I feared. I ran as fast as he did, without realising how fast I was running.

History :
  1. Above the engraving on the right: ‘.No. 6.’ (N crossed out upside down)
    Signed below the engraving on the left ‘D. Chodowiecki del: & sculps:’.
  2. Vol. 3, opposite p. 146. Letter XII. Miss Clarisse Harlowe to Miss Howe. Tuesday evening. 
Indexed items :
Personnage de dos
Muraille, enceinte
Textual Sources :
Richardson, Clarissa L094 (Enlèvement de Clarisse)

Technical Data

Notice #000699

Image HD

Past ID :
A0018
Image editing :
Photo numérique
Copyright / Photographer :
Stéphane Lojkine

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