The Birth and Triumph of Love–A Poem

1823
Not on view

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  • Title: The Birth and Triumph of Love–A Poem
  • Author: Sir James Bland Burges, 1st Baronet (British, Gibraltar, 1752–1824)
  • Illustrator: Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (British, London 1770–1840 Frankfurt am Main)
  • Engraver: Peltro William Tomkins (British, London 1759–1840 London)
  • Draftsman: Frontispiece after William Haines (British, Bedhampton, Hampshire 1778–1848 East Brixton)
  • Engraver: Frontispiece by Edward Scriven (British, Alcester 1775–1841 Middlesex)
  • Publisher: Robert Jennings, London
  • Publisher: Peltro William Tomkins (British, London 1759–1840 London)
  • Publisher: Frontispiece by J. Souter (London)
  • Printer: Thomas Bensley (British, baptised London 1759–1835)
  • Sitter: Princess Charlotte of Wales (daughter of King George IV of England) (British, London 1796–1817 Clermont House, Hersham)
  • Date: 1823
  • Medium: Illustrations: stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: 7 15/16 x 4 15/16 in. (20.2 x 12.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.650.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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