Damon and Pastora
by SAYER, Robert & J. BENNETT (publishers)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 1783. Mezzotint, collection mark on verso, tipped onto early mount. (Expert small repairs to upper corners). A charming anonymous image from the collection of Frederic R. Halsey (1847-1918), 'un des principaux collectionneurs de son èpoque à New York' (Lugt 1308)
The image (of a fashionably-dressed young lady reclining by a brook being approached by a young gentleman) is explained by the engraved verse (by 'Mr. Nicholl') in the title area beneath the image: Alone by the side of a murmuring rill / That lav'd the gay foot of a primrosy hill / Pastora beneath a broad poplar was laid / When Damon in extasy enter'd the Shade / He sigh'd & he swore by the pow'rs overhead / If she'd bless him to day, to morrow he'd wed.
The image (of a fashionably-dressed young lady reclining by a brook being approached by a young gentleman) is explained by the engraved verse (by 'Mr. Nicholl') in the title area beneath the image: Alone by the side of a murmuring rill / That lav'd the gay foot of a primrosy hill / Pastora beneath a broad poplar was laid / When Damon in extasy enter'd the Shade / He sigh'd & he swore by the pow'rs overhead / If she'd bless him to day, to morrow he'd wed.
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Details
- Seller
- Donald Heald Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 6524
- Title
- Damon and Pastora
- Author
- SAYER, Robert & J. BENNETT (publishers)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- R. Sayer & J. Bennett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1783
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New York, New York
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