Artist/Designer

Ismael Smith i Mari

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Commissioned for

Senor Ismael Smith

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper for Senor Ismael Smith. The heading says "Spanish Scenes" and to the right, the sub-headings say "Etchings. Mezzotints. Lithographs. Ex-Libris. Drawings. Illustrations". There is a woman in a dress with a paper hand fan and a veil that covers her head. She is drawn in a bigger proportion compared to the people in the background. A man is riding a horse on the right side of the woman. On the left of the woman, there is a man dressed as a bullfighter who is holding the hand of the woman in a dress on his left.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English, Latin, Spanish

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

5 x 3.75 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA996

Subject

Bookplate designers

Subject

Bookplates--Specimens

Subject

Books—Owners’ marks

Part of

Bookplate Collection of Christine Price

Donor

Christine Price

Digital Publisher

Copley Library, University of San Diego

Date Digitized

2023-11-20

Image Format

image/tif

Image File Size

5119 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Smith i Mari, Ismael\JPEG Images\BA996.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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