Frontispiece Collection (#9)

Frontispiece of the work Le Rouge et le Noir, illustrated edition G. Cres, Paris 1922 (litho)
FGL5493784 Frontispiece of the work Le Rouge et le Noir, illustrated edition G. Cres, Paris 1922 (litho) by Quint (fl.1900); (add.info.: STENDHAL (Marie-Henri Beyle)

Frontispiece of the work Gullivers Travels, Macmillan and Co Limited edition, London 1928 (litho)
FGL5494011 Frontispiece of the work Gullivers Travels, Macmillan and Co Limited edition, London 1928 (litho) by British School

Frontispiece, The Full and True Account of the Wonderful Mission of Earl Lavender (lithograph)
3097849 Frontispiece, The Full and True Account of the Wonderful Mission of Earl Lavender (lithograph) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece)

Title page of DE RE METALLICA, Georgius Agricola, 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals
7268495 Title page of DE RE METALLICA, Georgius Agricola, 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals by Agricola, Georgius (1494-1555); Bibliotheque municipale, Carcassonne

Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels
985801 Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels, 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

Frontispiece for the Society of Etchers, 1863. Creator: Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart
Frontispiece for the Society of Etchers, 1863

Frontispice of Costumes of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, 1802 (engraving)
7237103 Frontispice of Costumes of the Ancient Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks and Romans, 1802 (engraving) by Roccheggiani, Lorenzo (active 1804-1817); Private Collection; (add.info)

Allegorical figure of Rome instructed by Time and Minerva. 1796 (engraving)
7236763 Allegorical figure of Rome instructed by Time and Minerva. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info)

Francois Fradin, 1535 (two-color print)
7259467 Francois Fradin, 1535 (two-color print) by French School, (16th century); 11.7x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Printers mark of French printer and bookseller Francois Fradin (fl)

Frontispiece of Les Souffrances du Jeune Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1775
1731161 Frontispiece of Les Souffrances du Jeune Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1775 by German School, (18th century); (add.info)

Frontispiece of an ancient Italian edition of the Adventures of Pinocchio by Collodi (Carlo Lorenzini)
PCT4269525 Frontispiece of an ancient Italian edition of the Adventures of Pinocchio by Collodi (Carlo Lorenzini), by Chiostri

Title page with vignette from Richard Dagleys Gems, 1804, 1804 (engraving)
7235384 Title page with vignette from Richard Dagleys Gems, 1804, 1804 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sheet music page for Il templario, opera by Otto Nicolai (1840)
LRI4566756 Sheet music page for Il templario, opera by Otto Nicolai (1840) by Nicolai, Otto (1810-1849); Biblioteca del Conservatorio G

Title-page to The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, 1628 (engraving)
XJF328386 Title-page to The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton, 1628 (engraving) by Le Blon, Christian (c.1600-65); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boys with branches of autumn foliage - by Naudin, Salon d automne 1909
LSE4091243 Boys with branches of autumn foliage - by Naudin, Salon d automne 1909. by Naudin, Bernard (1876-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boys with branches of autumn foliage - by Naudin)

Titlepage with vignette of a lion attacking a tiger. 1834 (engraving)
7234678 Titlepage with vignette of a lion attacking a tiger. 1834 (engraving) by Forbes, William Alexander (1855-1883); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece of a treaty of music by Giovanni Spataro, 1521
LRI4568544 Frontispiece of a treaty of music by Giovanni Spataro, 1521 by Spataro, Giovanni (1458-1541); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna

Coriolanus, frontispiece (engraving)
5229020 Coriolanus, frontispiece (engraving) by Meadows, Kenny (1790-1874); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coriolanus, frontispiece)

A theatre performance in the 17th century. Moliere: The Malgre Medecin him- representing the scene where Valere
PCT4268344 A theatre performance in the 17th century. Moliere: The Malgre Medecin him- representing the scene where Valere

The Eagle of St. John, 1931 (wood engraving)
1631668 The Eagle of St.John, 1931 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Angel of St. Matthew, 1931 (wood engraving)
1631665 Angel of St. Matthew, 1931 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

William Shakespeare from the title page of Mr William Shakespeares comedies, histories
5668986 William Shakespeare from the title page of Mr William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies published in 1623 (engraving) by Droeshout

Small imperial almanach, illustrated with 120 vignettes by Horace Vernet, by Beauce and Bertall, 13th grade
LSE4089552 Small imperial almanach, illustrated with 120 vignettes by Horace Vernet, by Beauce and Bertall, 13th grade, 50 centimes by Vernet, H.(1789-63) & Beauce, V. (1818-76) & Bertall, C

Title page to Wrens City Churches, engraved by G. Allen, 1883 (woodcut)
6146532 Title page to Wrens City Churches, engraved by G. Allen, 1883 (woodcut) by Mackmurdo, Arthur Heygate (1851-1942); 29.53--23.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Frontispiece for "The Book of Bridges", c. 1911 (w / c & ink on paper)
1072185 Frontispiece for " The Book of Bridges", c.1911 (w/c & ink on paper) by King, Jessie Marion (1875-1949); 20x15.7 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Henry H

Lion of St Mark, 1931 (wood engraving)
1631666 Lion of St Mark, 1931 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Frontispice of "De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving)
PCT4256300 Frontispice of " De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving) by Agricola

Title page of the book "Commentary on Malachi"translated by Francois Vatable (Francisco Vatablo), 1540
7243321 Title page of the book " Commentary on Malachi" translated by Francois Vatable (Francisco Vatablo), 1540 by French School

Dedication page with illuminated inscription, 1856 (chromolithograph)
7233872 Dedication page with illuminated inscription, 1856 (chromolithograph) by Stothard, Charles Alfred (1786-1821) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dedication page to Eleanor Percy)

Portrait of Michael Bryan, art historian and connoisseur, 1757-1821
6338636 Portrait of Michael Bryan, art historian and connoisseur, 1757-1821 by Haines, W. (19th century); (add.info.: Portrait of Michael Bryan, art historian and connoisseur, 1757-1821)

Title page of the book "Album-Alphabet". A. Quinn, Printer-Publisher, 1885
DUV4207826 Title page of the book " Album-Alphabet". A. Quinn, Printer-Publisher, 1885. Illustrations by Baron Ernest de Liphart (1847-1934). 28 pages. Engraving. Dim: 29x22, 5cm

Frontispice of the alphabet of recreations, by Marie de Grandmaison. Colour illustrations by Bigot-Valentin
DUV4202236 Frontispice of the alphabet of recreations, by Marie de Grandmaison. Colour illustrations by Bigot-Valentin (Bigot Valentin). Emile Guerin, editor, Paris, 1908. 48 pages

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (De Foe): frontispiece and title page of the French edition of the Freres Perisse
PCT4268472 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (De Foe): frontispiece and title page of the French edition of the Freres Perisse, Lyon, 1809 (engraving) by Girardet

Frontispiece showing a woman draped in a curtain as she paints on an easel (colour litho)
957808 Frontispiece showing a woman draped in a curtain as she paints on an easel (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece of Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1926 (colour litho)
829016 Frontispiece of Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1926 (colour litho) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Frontispeice in Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1925 (colour litho)
829012 Frontispeice in Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1925 (colour litho) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Black Calf of St. Luke, 1931 (wood engraving)
1631667 The Black Calf of St. Luke, 1931 (wood engraving) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Frontispice of "De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving)
PCT4256294 Frontispice of " De Re metallica", 1621, dealing with the extraction and shaping of metals (engraving) by Agricola

Frontispiece copperplate engraving by Charles Simonneau l aine after a drawing by Charles-Antoine Coypel from C
6338864 Frontispiece copperplate engraving by Charles Simonneau l aine after a drawing by Charles-Antoine Coypel from C by Simonneau

Frontispiece illustration for At Home (colour litho)
5226900 Frontispiece illustration for At Home (colour litho) by Sowerby, John George (1876-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frontispiece illustration for At Home)

Frontispiece of "Delle Riflessioni sopra il buon gusto nelle science e nell arti di Lamindo Pritanio
AIS5390862 Frontispiece of " Delle Riflessioni sopra il buon gusto nelle science e nell arti di Lamindo Pritanio. parte prima", 1736 by Muratori

First page of De vita libri tres by Marsilio Ficino (pen & ink, tempera and gold on vellum)
3552368 First page of De vita libri tres by Marsilio Ficino (pen & ink, tempera and gold on vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence

Frontispiece and illustration of "Journal of Researches during the Voyage of H. M. S
AIS5351970 Frontispiece and illustration of " Journal of Researches during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle" by British scientist Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882)

First page of first florentine edition of the Divine Comedy, 1481
LRI4636681 First page of first florentine edition of the Divine Comedy, 1481 by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Comunale, Poppi

Frontispiece of treatise "Practica musicae"by Franchini (Franchino) Gaffurio (Franchinus Gaffurius)
LRI557692 Frontispiece of treatise " Practica musicae" by Franchini (Franchino) Gaffurio (Franchinus Gaffurius) (1451-1522) by Italian School

"The Guidonian hand"Frontispiece from "Tractatus musices"
LRI557783 " The Guidonian hand" Frontispiece from " Tractatus musices". by Italian School, (15th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Erotiques de Beardsley, c. 1894 (litho)
2630779 Erotiques de Beardsley, c.1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

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The frontispiece is a captivating glimpse into the world of literature, music, and art. It serves as an introduction to the masterpiece that lies within its pages or notes. Just like Dante's Divine Comedy, which showcases the author himself on its frontispiece, these illustrations give us a visual representation of the story that awaits. In Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata, the frontispiece sets the tone for a tragic love story with its evocative imagery. Similarly, Frankenstein's frontispiece offers a chilling preview of Mary Shelley's iconic tale of creation and destruction. Handel's Messiah takes us back in time with its engraved cover sheet music from 1742. This intricate design transports us to an era filled with grandeur and musical brilliance. Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles invites us into Victorian England through its beautifully crafted title page from 1892. The delicate details transport readers to another time and place. But it is not only literature that can be found within these captivating images; they also capture scenes from everyday life. The market in Bologna reveals street traders bustling about their daily business while Twelve breeds of pigeon showcase nature's diversity in all its feathered glory. Zodiac signs come alive on one particular frontispiece where Cupid or Eros spreads his wings alongside winged males representing each astrological symbol. This celestial artwork reminds us of our connection to the stars above. Historical figures are also celebrated through this artistic medium - such as Jacques de Lalaing depicted as The King of Arms in Order of the Golden Fleece writing - reminding us that history lives on through art. Dreams take shape on Gerontius' frontispiece as we delve into his ethereal journey beyond life itself. And Hercules honored by Hesperides captures strength and heroism frozen in time for eternity.