Print made by Robert Sargent Austin, 1895–1973, British, Bookplate for Prime Minister’s Library, 1931
- Title:
- Bookplate for Prime Minister’s Library
- Date:
- 1931
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 × 9 1/2 inches (38.1 × 24.1 cm), Plate: 7 1/8 × 4 3/8 inches (18.1 × 11.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered upper center: "Laborantibus Portus Et | Refugium Bibliotheca"; lower center: "Prime Minister’s | Library"; lower left: "WR inv."; lower right: "RSA sc."
Signed and dated in graphite, lower center: "Robert Austin. Apr. 18th 1931"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift from the Estate of Christopher P. Monkhouse
- Copyright Status:
- © Estate of the Artist
- Accession Number:
- B2022.4.54
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:83279
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