Alfred Crowquill
Cover Design for "Alone"
1850s?
7 x 5 3/4 inches (179 x 147 mm)
Pen and ink and watercolor over graphite, on paper.
1986.2182
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Original watercolor of a design for a "yellow-back" cover, probably intended for an edition of Marion Harland's novel Alone; possibly published by Sampson Low in 1854 with illustrations by Crowquill.
Lettered within design: Alone.
Lettered within design: Alone.
Summary
Pictorial design shows a woman standing on the edge of a cliff, facing left, with her head bowed slightly and her hands folded to her chest.
Associated names
Harland, Marion, 1830-1922. Alone.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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