All Resolutions
Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
—Rev. II. 10.
Artist
- Name:
- Bennett, Charles Henry, Rogers, William Harry
- Dates:
- 1828-1867; 1825-1873
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Ornaments & patterns
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Library of Congress, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Quarles' emblems
- Author(s):
- Quarles, Francis
- Publisher:
- London: James Nisbet and Co., 1861
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Illustration for the last emblem. A winged cherub takes off toward the sky as a leafless tree shaped as a skull stands in the foreground. At the bottom of the illustration, among the ornaments, is the motto Fidesque coronat ad aras.
For this series of illustrations, the main figurative artwork was carried out by Charles Henry Bennett and the ornamental part by William Harry Rogers.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, black & white, border, death, emblem, flying, putto, skull, Victorian
