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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Title
Serena
Names
Wright & Zieglar (Engraver)
Buck, Adam, 1759-1833 (Artist)
Collection

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1799
Place: London
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT (MM 0014)
Topics
Reading
Young women
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Drawn by Adam Buck. Engraved by Wright & Zieglar.
Content: Bears no imprint; a known otherwise identical work carries the following imprint: "London Published by William Holland. No.50, Oxford Street, April. 10. 1799."
Physical Description
Aquatints
Extent: 1 print : hand-colored aquatint with engraved text ; plate mark (32.5 x 25 cm), design (24 x 20 cm)
Description
Print shows a young woman seated on a striped couch, wearing a white dress and a mobcap. Her right hand turns the page of a book in her lap; her left hand reaches under her dress. Below the the title is engraved: "No sin with her to cast a private glance / O'er the dear pages of a new romance. / Eager in fiction's touching scenes to find / A field to exercise her youthful mind. / The touching scenes new energy imprest / On all the virtues of her feeling breast."
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19980492
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18194618
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f132f1e0-c547-012f-6d4c-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1799: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Serena" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1799. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78ac0862-e7f1-808b-e040-e00a18063990

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Serena" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78ac0862-e7f1-808b-e040-e00a18063990

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1799). Serena Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78ac0862-e7f1-808b-e040-e00a18063990

Wikipedia Citation

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Serena