"The muse so oft her silver harp has strung ..." [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- "The muse so oft her silver harp has strung ..." [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Harpist in the mountains, the Welsh bard
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
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Ibbetson, Julius, 1759-1817, artist.
Smith, John, 1749-1831, artist.
Jones, Edward, 1752-1824, publisher. - Published / Created
- [20 February 1802]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published according to act of Parliament Feb. 20, 1802 by Ed. Jones, in Lord Steward's Court-Yard, St. James's Place
- Abstract
-
An elderly man plays a harp on a hillside surrounded by couples and children. In the distance are mountains and a tower
- Description
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Title from the first line of the four-line poem printed below the image.
Title continues: "... That not a mountain rears his head unsung. And many an amorous, many a humourous lay, which many a bard had changed many a day."
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Frontispiece to: Jones, E. Bardic Museum. Musical and poetical relicks of the Welsh Bards, v. 2. London : For the author, 1802.
Mounted on leaf 9 of volume 8 of 14 volumes.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 23.3 x 19.4 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint and verses. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 28.1 x 22 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 8
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Genre prints
Frontispieces
Etchings England London 1802 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Children
Couples
Harps
Mountains
Musicians - Subjects
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Children
Couples
Harps
Mountains
Musicians
England > London > 1802
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 11364709
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791884
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