Damon and Pastora

by Robert Sayer, J. Bennett, publishers

$500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A charming anonymous image from the collection of Frederic R. Halsey 1847-1918 , 'un des principaux collectionneurs de son èpoque à New York' Lugt 1308 The image of a fashionably-dressed young lady reclining by a brook being approached by a young gentleman is explained by the engraved verse by 'Mr. Nicholl' in the title area beneath the image: Alone by the side of a murmuring rill / That lav'd the gay foot of a primrosy hill / Pastora beneath a broad

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