2-798-675 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Cartoon (41) The Spirit of Chivalry - by Daniel Maclise, R.A., executed by commission, 1845. Decription by the artist: 'The Spirit, or "Personification,'' of Chivalry is surrounded by men of various pursuits...who represent...the final acquisition of her honours and rewards. Beneath, as not having obtained, though within reach of, the Crown, a young Knight vows himself to chivalric services, attended by his Page, and invited by his Lady's favour. Beside...other figures are introduced, to connect the abstract representation of Chivalry with its general recognition of intellectual influences. Among them, the Painter, the Sculptor, and Man of Science; the Bard inspiring Youth by his recitals; the Troubadour and his Mistress; the Palmer from the Holy Land; and the Poet-Historian, from whom future ages must derive their knowledge of the spirit and the deeds of Chivalry'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.