Description: “Michael Scott's mistress standing by the girl with a cup of magic wine, and looking at her with pity. Deerhound with his
head up, howling at the spell. Women trying to stop him, or perhaps old woman frowning and railing at him from corner. Michael
lying along the front of the picture at the girl's feet. Death's-head moth fluttering round the burning lock of hair. Perhaps
two openings above the side seats, with a number of girls watching—Michael Scott's harem. Raven picking up scraps in old woman's
lap, while she cuts a silver cross from the girl's girdle” (quoted
Marillier 144 note).
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
Marillier is our source for this design that DGR proposed in 1866. See Marillier 144 and note.
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