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He is cast into a net by his own feet, and walketh upon a snare.
—Job XVIII. 8.
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
Book the Second. Emblem III. A Cupid-like figure pulls on a fishing net in which a fish with a human jester’s head is caught. On a scroll unfolding among the ornaments is the motto Non amat iste sed hamat amor.
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, emblem, fish, fishing, Victorian
