“Madonna,” Frontispiece engraving and title page, Forget Me Not 1823
Dublin Core
Title
“Madonna,” Frontispiece engraving and title page, Forget Me Not 1823
Subject
Literary Annual Defined
Description
This first Forget Me Not volume introduces a much more intricate steel-plate engraving, Madonna, engraved by John Samuel Agar. This frontispiece sets the tone for Ackermann’s experiment by presenting an image of the Madonna “from a painting by Vincenzio de san Gimignano, in the Dresden Gallery,” a Tuscan painting hung in a German venue. This highly religious scene not only suggests that the contents will offer purifying and contemplative education, but will also display artwork that is typically unavailable to the general public, held either by private owners or in distant venues. (from Harris' Forget Me Not: The Rise of the British Literary Annual)
Publisher
R. Ackermann & Co.
Date
1823
Contributor
Katherine D. Harris Collection
Format
duodecimo: 3.5x5.5"
Type
engraving
Collection
Citation
““Madonna,” Frontispiece engraving and title page, Forget Me Not 1823,” Book Club of California, accessed April 25, 2024, https://bccbooks.omeka.net/items/show/2.