They have made worm's meat out of me
Drawing
ca. 1825-70 (drawn)
ca. 1825-70 (drawn)
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Pen and ink drawing depicting three men engaged in a struggle. To the right of the figures is inscribed 'They have made worm's meat out of me. I have it. And soundly too'.
Object details
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| Title | They have made worm's meat out of me (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing |
| Brief description | Drawing by Daniel Maclise depicting three men engaged in a struggle. Great Britain, ca. mid-19th century. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink drawing depicting three men engaged in a struggle. To the right of the figures is inscribed 'They have made worm's meat out of me. I have it. And soundly too'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | They have made / worms meat of me. / I have it / and soundly too (Inscribed in ink beside image.)
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| Credit line | Forster Bequest |
| Literary reference | Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' |
| Bibliographic reference | Pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole.
These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc. |
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| Accession number | F.88:178 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2008 |
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