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Souter, David Henry 1862-1935 :[Bookplate of Alexander H Turnbull ca 1909] Ex libris Alex. H. Turnbull; Fortuna favet audaci.
- Date
- 1909
- By
- Souter, David Henry, 1862-1935; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
- Reference
- A-136-004
- Description
Original design for bookplate for collector (and keen yachtsman) Alexander Turnbull of Wellington. Shows a mermaid, her back to the viewer, with a background of sea and a yacht. The whole is in art nouveau style.
Sydney artist Souter's initial design for a bookplate.
Other Titles - Fortune favours the bold [translation]
The printed version is held at BOOKPLATES-Graham-NZ-T-1909-02. For correspondence between Turnbull and Souter see MS Papers 57/86, 1909.
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Ink and chinese white on card 315 x 279 mm
Provenance: Collection of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Bookplates, Ink drawings, Works of art, Ink and chinese white on card 315 x 279 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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