“King of my soul! lord of my bosom! stay!” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “King of my soul! lord of my bosom! stay!”
Subject: Love; Sadness; War
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain
Description: Ximena embraces Rodrigo as he is preparing to leave for a campaign. She begs him not to leave her, but he is resolved to go. It is not entirely clear where exactly he is originally planning to campaign, but he eventually ends up in Estremadura. During this scene they appear to be standing on the walls of a castle, and Rodrigo holds his sword in his left hand.
Image Creator: John Jackson (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:11697
Language: eng
Source Name: The Cid: A Short Chronicle, Founded on the Early Poetry of Spain
Parent Collection: 1845 London Dennis Chronicle from Poem; 1845 London Dennis Chronicle from Poem
Image: mta_11697_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: Love; Sadness; War