Becky’s second appearance in the character of Clytemnestra · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Becky’s second appearance in the character of Clytemnestra
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Belgium; Europe
Description: Joseph Sedley sits in a chair, begging William Dobbin, now his brother-in-law, to come and live near him, or else help him escape to India without Becky finding out. Dobbin was sent there by Amelia, who is worried about her brother after finding out that he has purchased a large life insurance policy. Behind a curtain on the far side of the room is Rebecca Crawley, listening in and holding a dagger in one hand. Below the illustration is printed in cursive its title, Becky’s second appearance in the character of Clytemnestra.
Image Creator: William Makepeace Thackeray (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Steel engravings
Identifier: mta:23191
Language: eng
Source Name: Vanity Fair. A Novel Without A Hero. In Two Volumes. Vol. II.
Parent Collection: Vanity Fair; Vanity Fair
Image: mta_23191_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Vanity Fair
Subject: Women; Women, White; Men; Men, White; Soldiers; Weapons; Daggers