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Bookplate designed by the Victorian artist John Leighton (d. 1912) for his own library, featuring a ship with a lion on its shield, two angels, and a spouting whale, with the text: "Cast thy bread upon the waters for thou shalt find it after many days" Printed below is the text, "John Leighton. F.S.A. "Ormonde." Regent's Park.


whales
1845-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Leighton, John
ink; paper; mounting
11 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in
Britain: London