[Rarebooks] FS: Woman's Photo Album, ca. 1880

[Bob Petrilla]

Howard, Anna G. WOMAN’S 19th CENTURY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, ILLUSTRATED WITH 65
ALBUMEN PRINTS OF MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE PAINTING, WITH
MANUSCRIPT CAPTIONS NAMING THE ARTIST, SUBJECT, MUSEUM AND CITY. [Hartford,
Connecticut], circa 1880. Original album. Each of the 65 albumen prints is
neatly tipped into corner slots in the album leaves, and each includes Anna
Howard’s neat manuscript notations, identifying the artist, subject,
museum, and city. The artists include: Giotto, Botticelli, Titian, Leonardo
DaVinci, Raphael,
Fra Lippo Lippi, Fra Angelico et al. The locations of the art include: The
National
Gallery, London; National Museum, Florence; Sistine Chapel, The Vatican,
Uffizi Gallery, Louvre, Dresden, etc. Mostly religious allegories, plus
portraits, including numerous depictions of The Madonna, the Last Supper,
The Crucifixion, Last Judgement, Transfiguration, etc.  A few photographs
have small printed captions at lower edge (in the image, in Italian, noting
artist, title, etc.).  The album is three-quarter brown leather and pebbled
cloth, gilt ruled beveled boards, floral endpapers, [65] leaves. All of the
photographs are in fine condition. The album has moderate wear, leather is
dried, bit chipped at tips of corners; else tight, bright and clean
internally. Signature of Anna G. Howard on front free-endpaper. 8.5" x 6.5"
Very Good condition.
Hartford, Connecticut records show that Anna Gilbert Howard was born there
in 1838, was a member of the First Baptist Church, and died at Hartford in
1909. "She was a woman of noble character and a lovely Christian," reported
the Baptist Standard in announcing her death.   $150.00

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