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There was a brief disconcert of the whole gay company

Edition data

TitleTales of Mystery & Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe

WorkThe Masque of the Red Death

Editing placeNew York

EditorialThe Heritage Press

Year1941

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Illustration data

TitleThere was a brief disconcert of the whole gay company

IllustratorWilliam Sharp

Engraver

Topic/Content
3. The narrator describes the rooms and the events taking place during the first hours of the masque dance

Technique
Photogravure

Characters
Ballet-dancers
Courtiers
Dames
Individuals in the crowd
Knights
Multitude
Prince Prospero
Revellers
Waltzers

Places
Rooms

Objects
Glass
Masks
Windows of stained glass

Others
Costumes
Masquerade
Revel
Shadow

Location in the book (volume)1

Location in the book (page)f.p. 319

Illustration measurements (in cms)18,3 x 11,4

Page measurements (in cms)25,3 x 16,4

Color/B&WBlack and white