[“Moors and Christians all do hold in terror great my sword.”] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [“Moors and Christians all do hold in terror great my sword.”]
Subject: Fear
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain
Description: It is not entirely clear what this image depicts, but it likely shows a North African soldier cowering in fear of the Cid. He is crouching in shadow underneath a draped cloth, with his sword still in its sheath.
Image Creator: John Jackson (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Wood engraving
Identifier: mta:11829
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_11829_OBJ.png
Collection: El Cid
Subject: Fear