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Record Number: ILN0007

Related Work: Antiquary, The

Illustration Title/Caption: The Antiquary / The Laird of Monkbarns Arming himself on the Alarm of Invasion

Keyword(s): Arms & Armaments - Attendants & Servants - Oldbuck, Griselda - Oldbuck, Jonathan (of Monkbarns) - Soldiers

Artist: William Allan

Engraver: Charles Turner Warren

Work Type: engraving

Size(cm): 11 x 8

Date: 1820

Source Text: Illustrations of the Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley from Designs by William Allan (Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co., 1820)

Position in Source Text: [Plate 6]

Location of Copy: EUL, Corson H.ALL

Image File Name: No image available for this record.


Notes: Depicts Jonathan Oldbuck at his house, sword in breeches, preparing himself at the news of French invasion, with his sister and female servants hurriedly assisting [Ch. 45].

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