BOOKPLATE FOR EGERTON CLAIRMONTE, ESQ.

BY PATTEN WILSON

Image is of a bookplate for Egerton Clairmonte A soldier is straddling his warhorse on the top of a hill peak with his arms raised in the air holding a long throwing spear The soldier is dressed in armour and has a flowing banner like cape that curls around his back to his waist arched away from his body to show the effect of wind. The end of the spear before the metal edge has a banner attached to it that flows upwards to form a border surrounding the entire image. The light coloured banner has EX LIBRIS written along the top and E CLAIRMONTE N along the bottom. The banner curls into folds periodically around the border The warhorse is rearing its head upwards with its mouth slightly open The warhorse s front left leg is raised and bent inward and its mane and tail are blowing in the wind It has an ornate saddle stirrup and reins The sun is shining in the upper right corner of the frame with black and white sunrays emitting from the sun throughout the background There are a few stone structures in the lower left corner of the image behind the hill and soldier on his horse in the foreground The image is horizontally displayed

MLA citation:

Wilson, Patten. “Bookplate for Egerton Clairmonte, Esq.” The Yellow Book, vol. 13, 1897, p. 197. Yellow Book Digital Edition, edited by Dennis Denisoff and Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, 2011-2014. The Yellow Nineties 2.0, Ryerson University Centre for Digital Humanities, 2020, https://1890s.ca/yb13-wilson-egerton/

magazine_images The Yellow Book 13 Bookplate for Egerton Clairmonte Esq. Patten Wilson 1897 Pen and Ink Illustration Tail and Sun 1890s Outdoor setting, Exterior, Animal, and Horse/ steed