A bookplate by Gleeson White for William Sharp (original) (raw)

Bookplate for William Sharp

Gleeson White

Mid 1890s; unsigned

Pen and pencil on paper

Gleeson White’s design for the writer William Sharp exemplifies his use of suggestive symbolism combined with a dynamic and uplifting composition. This unpublished design was never printed and appears here for the first time.

Reproduced with permission of the Gleeson White family. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the Victorian Web, and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]