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title: Scene from Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Countess
author: Daniel Maclise
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20221/scene-from-twelfth-night---malvolio-and-the-counte/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-03-18
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# Scene from Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Countess

_Authored by Daniel Maclise_

## Image File

[![Scene from Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Countess](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20221.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20221.jpg)

## Image Caption

*Malvolio and the Countess*, depicting a famous scene from [William Shakespeare](https://www.worldhistory.org/William_Shakespeare/)'s comedy *[Twelfth Night](https://www.worldhistory.org/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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Maclise, D. (2025, March 18). Scene from Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Countess. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20221/scene-from-twelfth-night---malvolio-and-the-counte/>
### Chicago
Maclise, Daniel. "Scene from Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Countess." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 18, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20221/scene-from-twelfth-night---malvolio-and-the-counte/>.
### MLA
Maclise, Daniel. "Scene from Twelfth Night - Malvolio and the Countess." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Mar 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20221/scene-from-twelfth-night---malvolio-and-the-counte/>.

## License & Copyright

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