37. Gives not the hawthorne-bush a sweeter shade To Shepherds, looking on their silly sheep, Than doth a rich embroidered canopy To king's that fear their subjects' treachery?
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Title
37. Gives not the hawthorne-bush a sweeter shade To Shepherds, looking on their silly sheep, Than doth a rich embroidered canopy To king's that fear their subjects' treachery?
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/54053000123806/37
Author or creator
Crane; Walter (1845-1915); artist
Date
1906
Scope & content
Chromolithographic plate depicting a shepherd seated under a tree. The canopy of the tree takes the form of a figure entwined in hawthorne blossom. Title taken from 'Henry VI'. Artist's stamp LR corner. The book plate bears the imprint 'Henry VI., Act ii., sc.5'. From the book 'Flowers from Shakespeare's garden' by Walter Crane
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Is part of
Flowers from Shakespeare's garden: A posy from the plays