Shakespeare’s Sonnets—Headpiece

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Headpiece showing a scroll with the book title and an oval female portrait in an ornate frame — Opening headpiece of "Shakespeare's Sonnets".

Artist

Name:: Ospovat, Henry
Dates:: 1877/78-1909
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & patterns
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Library of Congress, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Shakespeare's sonnets
Author(s):: Shakespeare, William
Publisher:: London, New York: John Lane, 1899
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Description

Opening headpiece of Shakespeare’s Sonnets showing a scroll bearing the book title and the oval portrait of a woman in an ornate frame with a winged figure.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, black & white, frame, headpiece, portrait, Victorian

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