Protagonist of Pit and the Pendulum
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Title
Protagonist of Pit and the Pendulum
Creator
Description
Painting on the fore-edge of "The Works of Edgar Allan Poe." Image of the protagonist of Pit and the Pendulum is based on illustration by Arthur Rackham. The figure appears gaunt and terrified, clad only in his "wrapper of coarse serge." Standing at the rim of the pit, he is surrounded by ghoulish figures with their "demon eyes, of a wild and ghastly vivacity." Top edges are crowded with red-eyed bats and tail edges with rats. Painting is signed with monogram MF.
Date
1899
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Publisher
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Identifier
GV-02_FE_001
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Language
eng
Collection
Citation
Frost, Martin (artist), “Protagonist of Pit and the Pendulum,” Digital Collections, accessed April 18, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/25002.