A young woman, viewed in profile, sits on a stool reading a book as Cupid, with his bow in hand, reaches to touch her with his arrow turning to smile at the viewer as he does so. In front of the woman is a table with more books, paper, and a feather pen in an ink well as well as an oil lamp. To the left on the ground is a large urn
Description:
Title and publication date assigned by curator.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Books, Cupids, Lamps, Reading, Women, Vases, and Writing materials
Plate [131] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; a crown and sword lying on map of North America over a rock, a harp at left and dramatic mask upon volumes at right, including Shakespeare, a thistle and rose bush intertwined behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [131] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Febry. 1st, 1806, by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Topic):
Crowns, Daggers & swords, Maps, Books, Roses, and Thistles
