Book Marks

Shakespeare, 1865
Napoleon Bonaparte, 1836
Dr, Dodderidge, 1840
Charlotte Bronte, 1884
George Washington, 1804
Charlotte Bronte, 1884
Abraham Lincoln, 1882
Robert Lincoln, 1882
From Arthur's Home Magazine, 1867
Washington Irving, 1882
The President and Colonel House, 1915
Shakespeare #1, 1865

In old books, ink from engravings seeps into surrounding pages and imprints a copy of the original image. These copies are imperfect, but also more accurate--like a photograph. What we think we know of Shakespeare is as clear as a cliché; what we actually know of him resembles these likenesses—secondhand, obscured and blurred by time.

Abraham Lincoln, 1882

Abraham Lincoln, 1882