Illustration
Malvolio and the Countess, depicting a famous scene from William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, in which the puritanical servant Malvolio is tricked into coming before Lady Olivia cross-gartered and in yellow stockings. Oil on canvas by Daniel Maclise, 1840.
National Gallery, London.
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Maclise, D. (2025, March 18). Scene from Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Countess. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20221/scene-from-twelfth-night---malvolio-and-the-counte/
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Maclise, Daniel. "Scene from Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Countess." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 18, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20221/scene-from-twelfth-night---malvolio-and-the-counte/.
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Maclise, Daniel. "Scene from Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Countess." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Mar 2025. Web. 20 Mar 2025.
