The Baron's Prayer
Print
1896 (made)
1896 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Line block print depicting the Baron kneeling in prayer before a sacrificial pile of finely bound books topped with trinkets. He is wearing a dressing gown with a floral motif and a night cap. It illustrates the lines:
'He saw, he wished, and to the prize, aspired.
Resolved to win, he mediates the way,
By force to ravish, or by fraud betray;
(Canto II, 11. 30-32).
'He saw, he wished, and to the prize, aspired.
Resolved to win, he mediates the way,
By force to ravish, or by fraud betray;
(Canto II, 11. 30-32).
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Baron's Prayer (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Line block print |
| Brief description | 'The Baron's Prayer', illustration by Aubrey Beardsley for Alexander Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock' published by Leonard Smithers, 1896. |
| Physical description | Line block print depicting the Baron kneeling in prayer before a sacrificial pile of finely bound books topped with trinkets. He is wearing a dressing gown with a floral motif and a night cap. It illustrates the lines: 'He saw, he wished, and to the prize, aspired. Resolved to win, he mediates the way, By force to ravish, or by fraud betray; (Canto II, 11. 30-32). |
| Literary reference | Alexander Pope's 'The Rape of the Lock' |
| Bibliographic reference | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.22147:4 |
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| Record created | August 18, 2015 |
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