Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Hesper Appearing to Columbus in Prison
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Accession number:
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05080
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Record number:
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05080-1
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JCB call number:
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D813 B258c /1-SIZE copy 1
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Image title:
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Hesper Appearing to Columbus in Prison
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Creator 1:
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Alex. Giboy, A. F.
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Creator 2:
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Delignon
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Creator 2 role:
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Terminé par
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[F. Schoell]
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Image date:
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[1813]
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Image function:
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frontispiece
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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12.8 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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8.4 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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26.8 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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16 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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The personification of Hesper appears to Columbus in his prison cell.
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Source creator:
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Barlow, Joel, 1754 -1812
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Source Title:
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The Columbiad. A poem. ...
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Source place of publication:
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Paris
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Source publisher:
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Printed for F. Schoell, booksellev., [sic]
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Source date:
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1813
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notes:
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Barlow was a member of the Hartford Wits, Ambassador to France under President Monroe, and died in Poland during an attempt to meet with Napoleon on Napoleon's retreat from Russia. Hesper is the evening star and is sometimes interpreted in the context of this poem as representing the western world.
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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Subject Area:
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Portraits
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Subject headings:
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Columbus, Christopher
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