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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

  • Alphabet discs
  • The spot where the body of Shelley was burned
  • Sketchbook containing views recording a tour in Switzerland and France
  • Anne Wagner album
  • Lord Byron, as he appeared after his daily ride at Pisa & Genoa
  • Julia Conyers album
  • Watercolor portrait of Lord Byron
  • Conundrum fan
  • Ettore
  • Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
  • Lives of the necromancers (with tipped in autograph letter signed to Thomas Northmore, 3 January [1803])
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet
  • Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus; to which is added vol. 1 of F. Schiller's The Ghost-Seer
  • Lady Anne Hamilton commonplace book of poetry
  • Elisa, ossia, È una disgrazia l'esser donna ...
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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: visual materials

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1796 (Approximate)
Place: London
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT (MAT-M 0009)
Topics
Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818
Women -- Books and reading
Genres
Prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Unsigned; probably by Charles Williams.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate mark (32.5 x 24 cm.)
Description
Print shows a young woman standing in a drawing room, reading a copy of M. G. Lewis's The Monk, which she holds in her left hand; her right hand held behind her back raises her dress, exposing her back half to the fire.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19980492
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18200023
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7d1dac70-c551-012f-afe2-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1796: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Comfort" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1796. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7924c4bf-79d1-4181-e040-e00a180665dd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Comfort" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7924c4bf-79d1-4181-e040-e00a180665dd

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1796). Comfort Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7924c4bf-79d1-4181-e040-e00a180665dd

Wikipedia Citation

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Comfort