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William Russell Sedgfield
1826-1902
[The Castle of Indolence]
[London : s.n., 1849?]
wood engraving
image: approx. 83 x 80 mm; sheet: 148 x 166 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.985
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Inscription:
With the word "Pass" inscribed in pencil at foot.
Notes:
India paper proof of a wood engraved vignette by W.R. Sedgfield after a design by F.W. Hulme or J. Franklin for an excerpt from James Thomson's The Castle of Indolence and published in Leigh Hunt's A book for a corner, or, selections in prose and verse from authors the best suited to that mode of enjoyment ... / by Leigh Hunt ; illustrated with eighty wood engravings, from designs by F.W. Hulme and J. Franklin. London : Chapman and Hall, 1849, v. 2, p. 12.
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Summary:
Illustration shows a castle fronted by a staircase in the foreground leading to a dark glade with a pool shaded by heavy trees.
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