Ted. In addition, Blandy's mezzotint was produced not just in the

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We may well suppose her to be in her personal parlor, but if we look closely we are able to see the bars on the windows and, under a In a picture or map, that acts as origin for any slightly raised dress, that she is His position is endorsed byPLOS One | DOI:ten.1371/journal.pone.0164476 October 13,1 /Diffusion wearing leg irons; theWalkerFigure two. The jury retired only for about.Ted. Additionally, Blandy's mezzotint was created not simply in the smallest (and cheapest) 6 ?4 inch format but was also available as a 14 ?10 inch print, which tells us that her image had a decent marketplace. In Figure two, Mary is taking tea with yet another lady. We could suppose her to become in her personal parlor, but if we appear closely we can see the bars on the windows and, beneath a slightly raised dress, that she is wearing leg irons; theWalkerFigure two. ``Miss Mary Blandy, 1751. Engraving. Supply. #Look and Learn/Peter Jackson Collection/Bridgeman Pictures.lettering underneath informs us that Mary is her cell in Oxford Castle.104 Here she is once more in Figure three, seeking ever so fairly in a nice frock within a pastoral scene. The contradiction is within the detail. The text informs us that the image is ``Taken from life in Oxford Castle, and once more her gown doesn't cover her shackles. Both the presence of a maid as well as the ignominy of being fettered were matters Mary Blandy raised in her own defense through her trial and had been central to several pamphlets discussing her case.105 The inscription reads ``Miss Molly Blandy who with her own and her sweetheart's contrivance did barbarously and title= journal.pone.0075009 inhumanly poison her own father for his estate. And-- just in case the observer has not kept up with present affairs--there is an accompanying moral in verse. However the verse underneath offers an unexpected motive: it will not mention Cranstoun or marriage, as an alternative recalling one of the most frequent parricide narrative with the coldhearted kid killing their parent for funds, ``How could a hand so soft and fair commit ``a crime so black and horrid? The answer, ```Twas gold, with which mankind is curs'd, / `twas gold that was her raging thirst/Her father's wealth and that alone/it was that turn'd her heart to stone. The verse ends by warning other youngsters to take heed of her ``sad catastrophe. The catastrophe itself was depicted visually elsewhere, as in Figure four, exactly where the key image shows Mary searching whimsical and pretty, with her gallows scene underneath.Ted.Ted. Furthermore, Blandy's mezzotint was produced not merely in the smallest (and least expensive) 6 ?four inch format but was also readily available as a 14 ?ten inch print, which tells us that her image had a decent market place. In Figure 2, Mary is taking tea with yet another lady. We may possibly suppose her to become in her personal parlor, but if we look closely we can see the bars around the windows and, beneath a slightly raised dress, that she is wearing leg irons; theWalkerFigure 2. ``Miss Mary Blandy, 1751. Engraving. Supply. #Look and Learn/Peter Jackson Collection/Bridgeman Photos.lettering underneath informs us that Mary is her cell in Oxford Castle.104 Here she is once again in Figure 3, searching ever so fairly in a nice frock in a pastoral scene.