The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Book of Pearls: A Choice Garland of Prose, Poetry, and Art

D. Appleton & Co.|Joseph Kenny Meadows|Thomas Creswick|George S. Appleton, Philadelphia|John Henry Robinson|Richard Westall|Charles Landseer|Henri Decaisne|Thomas Phillibrown|Edward Henry Corbould|John William Wright|William Finden|Charles Heath, the elder|James Stephanoff|John Thompson|Alexander Egorovich Beidemann|George Richmond|Thomas Sturge Moore|George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron|Henry James Richter|John Middleton|Thomas Phillips

1849

Attribution

|After|Title page vignette after| | |After|After|After| |After|After| | |After| |After|Portait of Moore after| | |After|After|Portrait of Byron after D. Appleton & Co.|Joseph Kenny Meadows|Thomas Creswick|George S. Appleton, Philadelphia|John Henry Robinson|Richard Westall|Charles Landseer|Henri Decaisne|Thomas Phillibrown|Edward Henry Corbould|John William Wright|William Finden|Charles Heath, the elder|James Stephanoff|John Thompson|Alexander Egorovich Beidemann|George Richmond|Thomas Sturge Moore|George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron|Henry James Richter|John Middleton|Thomas Phillips | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New York, NY|British, Cardigan, Wales 1790–1874 London|British, Sheffield 1811–1869 London| |British, Bolton, Lancashire 1796–1871 Petworth, Sussex|British, Reepham, Norfolk 1765–1836 London|British, London 1799/1800–1879 London|Belgian, 1779/99–1852|British, born London, active ca. 1834–ca. 1860|British, London 1815–1905 London|British, London 1802–1848 London|British, London 1787–1852 London|British, London 1785–1848 London|British, London ca. 1786/88–1874 Clifton|British, Manchester 1785–1866 London|Russian, 1826–1869|British, Brompton 1809–1896 London|British, Hastings 1870–1944 Windsor|British, London 1788–1824 Missolonghi|British, Middlesex 1772–1857 London|British, Norwich 1827–1856 Norwich|British, Dudley, Worcestershire 1770–1845 London

Medium

Illustrations: steel engraving

Physical dimensions

9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm)

Credit line

Gift of Edward Fenton, 1954