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Maida (1816-1824〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir Walter's ''()'' Scott's Great Hound, Maida )〕) was a deerhound belonging to Sir Walter Scott,〔Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable〕 reported to be his favourite dog. Named after the Battle of Maida, which took place in 1806, he was a gift from Alexander Macdonell of Glengarry,〔 a friend of Scott, and whose brother led the 78th Highlanders in the battle, a victory for the British against the French in the Napoleonic Wars. Scott wrote to his son Charles that "Old Maida died suddenly in his straw last week, after a good supper, which, considering his weak state, was rather a deliverance; he is buried below his monument, on which the following epitaph is engraved in Latin ''(marmorea dormis sub imagine Maida / Ante fores domini sit tibi terra levis )'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sir Walter Scott's dog, Maida )〕 thus Englished by an eminent hand : - :'Beneath the sculptured form which late you bore, :Sleep soundly Maida at your master's door.'" The monument mentioned is a statue of the dog at the hall door of Scott's home, Abbotsford House.〔 A statue of Scott at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh includes Maida gazing up at the seated figure.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Scott Monument: About )〕 William Allan painted "Sir Walter Scott with His Dog 'Maida'" in 1831.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC - Your Paintings - Sir Walter Scot with His Dog 'Maida' )〕 Alexander Nasmyth painted the dog alone.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alexander Nasmyth (Edinburgh 1758-1840) Maida, Sir Walter Scott's Dog 22 x 27 cm. (8 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.) )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maida (dog)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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