Encourage the Beautiful

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Artist

Name:: Rhead, Louis
Dates:: 1857-1926
Country:: US

Illustration

Subjects:: Ornaments & Patterns, People
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: A collection of book plate designs
Author:: Rhead, Louis
Publisher:: Boston: W. Porter Truesdell, 1907
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Description:

Bookplate design showing a seated woman seen from the side wearing a peplos-like gown and about to write or draw on a piece of paper among floral ornamentation. Below, a scroll bears the inscription “Encourage the beautiful, for the useful encourages itself,” allegedly quoted from Goethe.

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{{cite web | title=Encourage the Beautiful | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ex-libris-encourage-beautiful/ | author=Rhead, Louis | year=1907 | access-date=April 18, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}