King Pest

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

James Ensor (draftsmen (artists))
,
Edgar Allan Poe (author)

Date

ca. 1886 - ca. 1888

Period

19th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The drawing "King Pest" is based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe, titled "King Pest, a tale containing an allegory". The story is about two sailors who leave an inn without paying and are consequently pursued by the evil landlady. During their escape, they end up in a London district where they end up in a cellar where King…
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The drawing "King Pest" is based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe, titled "King Pest, a tale containing an allegory". The story is about two sailors who leave an inn without paying and are consequently pursued by the evil landlady. During their escape, they end up in a London district where they end up in a cellar where King Pest is presiding over a meeting. In 1895, Ensor engraved an etching after the drawing, which was created around 1886-1888 (inv. 1998-B-100).
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Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) James Ensor VIAF RKD Wikidata, Edgar Allan Poe VIAF RKD Wikidata
Types pencil drawings AAT, chalk drawings AAT
Category drawings (visual works) AAT
Materials pencils (drawing and writing equipment) AAT, black chalk AAT, chalk , paper
Dimensions 172 x 226 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2002-D
Description
Subject fantastic art
Tags (scenes from) specific works of literature (POE, King Pest) Iconclass, names of cities and villages (LONDON) Iconclass, modern division of historical epochs ~ centuries (14) Iconclass, male literary characters (LEGS) Iconclass, male literary characters (HUGH TARPAULIN) Iconclass, male literary characters (KING PEST) Iconclass, female literary characters (QUEEN PEST) Iconclass, female literary characters (ARCH DUCHESS ANA-PEST) Iconclass, male literary characters (ARCH DUKE PEST-IFEROUS) Iconclass, male literary characters (DUKE PEST-ILENTIAL) Iconclass, male literary characters (DUKE TEM-PEST) Iconclass, male literary characters (TIM HURLYGURLY) Iconclass, sailor Iconclass, king Iconclass, sitting figure Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass, plague Iconclass, personification of plague Iconclass, head-gear (FEATHERED HAT) Iconclass, mis-shapen animals; monsters Iconclass, human beings (legendary or not) of abnormal proportions, size, strength, etc. Iconclass, devil(s) and demons Iconclass, undertaker, mortician Iconclass, workshop-interior Iconclass, (human) skeleton Iconclass, (human) skull Iconclass, death's head, skull (symbol of Death) Iconclass, banquet of elegant company (+ toast at meal, banquet) Iconclass, carousal, drinking-bout, orgy Iconclass, table Iconclass, chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass, stool Iconclass, wine ~ alcoholic drinks Iconclass, kinds of wine Iconclass, liqueur Iconclass, bottle of wine Iconclass, wooden container: barrel, cask Iconclass, other alcoholic drinks (PUNCH) Iconclass, meeting, assembly Iconclass, charcoal burning, charcoal burner, wood collier Iconclass, coffin Iconclass, Horror, Abhorrence Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2002-D
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4783/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2002-D
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