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| Keywords: Frontispiece 1863 Woodstock-whole.png Frontispiece to Woodstock by Walter Scott Shown as whole page with other pages and cover visible behind This page occurs about halfway through the volume which also contains a frontispiece to The Talisman <br> The caption states 'Bevis' The final paragraph of the novel and its accompanying footnote read <br> I have only to add that his faithful dog did not survive him many days; and that the image of Bevis lies carved at his master's feet on the tomb which was erected to the memory of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley <br> Footnote It may interest some readers to know that Bevis the gallant hound one of the handsomest and active of the ancient Highland deer-hounds had his prototype in a dog called Maida the gift of the late Chief of Glengarry to the author A beautiful sketch was made by Edwin Landseer and afterwards engraved I cannot suppress the avowal of some personal vanity when I mention that a friend going through Munich picked up a common snuff-box such as are sold for one franc on which was displayed the form of this veteran favourite simply marked as Der lieblung hund von Walter Scott Mr Landseer's painting is at Blair-Adam the property of my venerable friend the Right Honourable Lord Chief Commissioner Adam Scanned from 1863 volume published by A C Black containing The Talisman and Woodstock Original 1863 Uploaded 2006-10-17 author as below Image Frontispiece 1863 Woodstock-neat png cropped to show printed area cleanly PD-old Books published by Adam and Charles Black Walter Scott Fiction books Illustrations to Walter Scott's works Location not applicable | ||||
