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| White Knight | |
|---|---|
| Alice character | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:White_Knight.jpg) 1871 illustration by John Tenniel | |
| First appearance | Through the Looking-Glass |
| Created by | Lewis Carroll |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Knight |
| Nationality | Looking-Glass Land |
The White Knight is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's 1871 book Through the Looking-Glass. He represents the chess piece of the same name. As imagined in John Tenniel's illustrations for the Alice stories, he is inspired by Albrecht Dürer's 1513 engraving "Knight, Death and the Devil."[1]
- ^ Hancher, Michael (2019). The Tenniel Illustrations to the "Alice" Books (2nd ed.). Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. pp. 94–5. ISBN 978-0814214114.