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A scene from an 1886 edition of
Sir Walter Scott
's
historical novel
The Bride of Lammermoor
, originally published in 1819. Although
fictional
, the story is based on an actual incident of the family of
James Dalrymple
: Dalrymple's daughter Janet was
betrothed
to one man in an
arranged marriage
, but in love with another. On her wedding night, Janet stabbed her husband. She was judged to be insane and died within a month. The book is part of Scott's
Tales of My Landlord
series and is the basis for
Gaetano Donizetti
's 1835 opera
Lucia di Lammermoor
.
Artist:
Charles Robert Leslie
; Engraver: J. Cooper
Restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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