Quarles' Emblems
Book Illustration
1860 (designed)
1860 (designed)
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Circular book illustration of a posturing skeleton within the ribcage of which is trapped a cherub. The book illustration is in the centre of a rectangular sheet of cream-coloured laid paper.
Proof of book illustration for opposite 'Emblem VIII' 287 p. 'Book The Fifth' for the 1861 edition of 'Quarles' Emblems'. Charles Henry Bennett drew on wood for this engraving to be made by a wood-engraver.
'Emblem VIII' 'O wretchen man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of death?' - ROM. VII.24
Proof of book illustration for opposite 'Emblem VIII' 287 p. 'Book The Fifth' for the 1861 edition of 'Quarles' Emblems'. Charles Henry Bennett drew on wood for this engraving to be made by a wood-engraver.
'Emblem VIII' 'O wretchen man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of death?' - ROM. VII.24
Object details
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| Title | Quarles' Emblems (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving on laid paper |
| Brief description | Book illustration to 'Quarles' Emblems', 1861, wood-engraving by Charles Henry Bennett. |
| Physical description | Circular book illustration of a posturing skeleton within the ribcage of which is trapped a cherub. The book illustration is in the centre of a rectangular sheet of cream-coloured laid paper. Proof of book illustration for opposite 'Emblem VIII' 287 p. 'Book The Fifth' for the 1861 edition of 'Quarles' Emblems'. Charles Henry Bennett drew on wood for this engraving to be made by a wood-engraver. 'Emblem VIII' 'O wretchen man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of death?' - ROM. VII.24 |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the Assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries |
| Object history | Historical significance: These book illustrations are part of the W.Harry Rogers Archive and to quote the information on the archive provided by 'RW' on 6 February 1998 on the registered file 1997/1476:- 'It is extraordinarily rare to have this kind of documentation at this level of production for the middle decades of the 19th century. The fact the (sic) the state of the designs ranges from rough sketches to finished drawings and proofs allows the pieces to document the design process very closely.' |
| Production | The date '1860' on the proof for the book illustration E.867-1998 and '1859' for the border E.890-1998 suggests that the proofs were drawn on the wood-engraving block in 1859 and 1860 for the 1861 edition of 'Quarles' Emblems'. |
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| Accession number | E.1009-1998 |
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| Record created | February 22, 2000 |
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