Portrait of Antonio Magliabechi, bust-length in profile to the right, wearing a cloak and bands; circular design done after a medal
Alternative Title:
Antonius Magliabechius Florentinus
Description:
Title from item., Probably a copy of the title page vignette from: Spence, J. A parallel; in the manner of Plutarch. [Twickenham] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, by W. Robinson ..., 1758., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted on leaf 18 x 11 cm., and Mounted opposite page [3] in Richard Bull's interleaved copy of: Spence, J. A parallel; in the manner of Plutarch. [Twickenham] : Printed at Strawberry-Hill, by W. Robinson ..., 1758.
Portrait showing Susanna Oakes, who ran the circulating library at Ashbourne from about 1795 until 1801, seated in a ladder-back chair with a backdrop of shelved books. She is seated beside an occasional table, her quill pen within reach, in an attitude of contemplative thought. Her left arm is clearly seen to have a muscle wasting disease, and a cane resting against the chair confirms some form of disability
Description:
Title from item., Publication information based on that of the book for which this is a frontispiece., and Frontispiece from: Oakes, Susanna. The rules of the forest in three volumes ... Derby : Printed by J. Drewry, [1802].
Publisher:
J. Drewry
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Topic):
Libraries, Librarians, Libraries (Rooms & spaces), and People with disabilities
