Marie de Lalain, ou La Prise de Tournay. Tragédie en cinq actes - Nomsz, Johannes 1738-1803; Deflinne, Victor (Tournai Dosson-Varlé, 1825)
frontispiece engraving depicting a moment from Acte IV-Scène III "Vil esclave! frappe, voici ta victime!"
Preface contains a biography of the author Johannes Nomsz
Monsz, a Dutch man of letters, born and deceased in Amsterdam, 1738-1803, first served at sea, later was a sugar refiner, but in the last years of his life he lived from his pen. Apart from translations of French classics, especially Voltaire, he wrote a large number of original plays, often based on national history
Maria Christina of Lalaing (1545-1582) was a noblewoman who played an exceptional role in the Siege of Tournai (1581) making her the heroine of the Netherlands revolution.
Originally 'Maria van Lalain, of De verovering van Doornik' (1778)
Ex libris V. de la Montagne
Keywords: Lalaing, Marie-Christine de -- 1545-1582; 18th Century (1701-1800); Play (theater); Tournai (Belgium)