Title Page of Book by Alleyne, Lord St. Helens
Unknown Artist
published 1802
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 38.7 × 25.7 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.14.1270
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the National Gallery of Art, this intriguing engraving invites us into the world of early 19th-century British and printmaking. Titled *Title Page of Book byne, Lord St. Helens*, this unknown artist's work was published in 1802 Measuring 38.7 × 25.7 cm, it served as the elegant frontispiece for a book by Alleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St.ens—a prominent diplomat who negotiated key treaties during the turbulent Napoleonic era. Title pages like this were essential in scholarly and political publications, setting a tone of authority and refinement. Engraving, the medium here, was a pi...