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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
The globe, in the guise of a peacock, stands on a skull that a jester starts chiseling with a mischievous smile.
One possible interpretation of these symbols is that the world, vain as it is, doesn’t stand on any firmer ground than its own mortality, and folly is hard at work to hasten its fall.
Keywords: 19th century, bird, black & white, border, emblem, frontispiece, jester, Victorian
