Hogarth's Crest
Attributed to John Barlow British
Said to be designed by William Hogarth British
Not on view
This bookplate, supposedly designed by Hogarth, is inscribed "Cyprus," Variety" and "Hogarth's Crest". A scroll-work design enclosing the word "Cyprus" forms a pedestal to support the "Cyprian cone", the symbolic form under which Venus was worshipped at Paphos. This cone is in the form of a spiral or a pyramidal shell.