B. H. The Shipwrecked Mariner "N.p. N.d. [ca. 1840] Card and mounted paper (approx. 6 x 6 3/4 inches). A trompe l'œil "book" showing a frontispiece night-time scene of a young sailor seated on an outcropping overlooking the turbulent sea, with a large bird soaring above. Beneath the portrait are three lines of verse, "The Shipwrecked Mariner," signed H. B. Opposite, painted in colors on translucent paper is an oval wreath of flowers (verso blank). On the recto of the card itself, which is painted to resemble a fully-dimensional open book, is a full-color, typical trompe l'œil montage of contemporary prints and an artist's palette & brushes. In the print at the center of the group is the legend "Scraps in a Great Variety." A unique and most appealing bibelot; an excellent example of the Trompe L'Œil genre." Price: USD 1,600.00 other currencies    inquire

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