Whale and Dolphin

Object summary

Title: Whale and Dolphin
Object ID: AF-ZX-4015
Date made: 1840-1894
Place made: United Kingdom
Commissioner: Brierly, Sir Oswald Walter
Object type: Bookplate
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Bookplate for the library of Sir Oswald Walter Brierly, featuring a ship and a spouting whale, and the motto on a banner "Vouloir c'est pouvoir" (To desire is to be able to). Also contains the text, "1615 Marine Painter to Her Majesty [Queen Victoria]. Sir Oswald Walter Brierly." and "RWS".

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Brierly, Sir Oswald Walter

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