Foolishness

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Zoom in — Oh Lord, thou knowest my foolishness, and my sins are not hid from thee.—Psalm LXIX. 5.
(Book the third. Emblem II.)

Artists

Names:: Bennett, Charles Henry; Rogers, William Harry
Dates:: 1828-1867, 1825-1873
Countries:: UK, UK

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Library of Congress, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Quarles' emblems
Author:: Quarles, Francis
Publisher:: London: James Nisbet and Co., 1861
Open Library:: View record

Description:

A putto dressed in a jester’s doublet and fool's cap, complete with the ears of an ass, is depicted inside a lavishly decorated circular frame, riding a globe with an ass’s head.

For this series of illustrations, the main figurative artwork was carried out by Charles Henry Bennett and the ornamental part by William Harry Rogers.

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{{cite web | title=Foolishness | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fulsome-idiot/ | author=Bennett, Charles Henry | year=1861 | access-date=April 2, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}