Inscription surrounded by floral border: Waterlily, by Clarence Bicknell

An image of Inscription surrounded by floral border: Waterlily. Inscription surrounded by floral border: Primrose. Bicknell, Clarence (British, 1842-1918). Recto; watercolour; Whence, O fragrant form of light, / Hast thou drifted through the night, / Swan like to a leafy nest / On the restless waves at rest? / Art thou from the snowy zone / Of a mountain-summit blown, / Or the blossom of a dream / Fashioned in the foamy stream? / Nay, methinks the maiden moon / When the daylight came too soon, / Fleeting from her bath to hide / Left her garment in the tide. / J.B. Tabb. Verso; watercolour; [S]boccino al tenue sole / di Marzo ed al tepor de' primi venti, / folte, a mazzi, piu largh e piu ridenti / de le viole. / [P] ei campi e su le rive / a pi de tronchi, ovunque, aprono a bere / aria e luce, anelando di piacere, / le bocche vive. / [E] son tutti esultanza / per esse i colli; ed io le colgo a piene / mani, mentre mi cantan per le vene / sangue e speranza; / [E] a dirti il dolce amore / che a te solo m'allaccia e a cui non credi, / con un palpito in cor getto ai tuoi piedi / fiore su fiore. / Ada Negri. / Primule.; letters appearing within brackets, [ ], are watercolours of Primrose in letter shape. Watercolour over graphite on paper, height, leaf, 326 mm, width, leaf, 255 mm, 1908. Part of: A Posy. Vellum-bound sketchbook containing leaves with an index at the end. Cover with brown leather ornamentation and remains of vellum closure straps.

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Inscription surrounded by floral border: Waterlily. Inscription surrounded by floral border: Primrose. Bicknell, Clarence (British, 1842-1918). Recto; watercolour; Whence, O fragrant form of light, / Hast thou drifted through the night, / Swan like to a leafy nest / On the restless waves at rest? / Art thou from the snowy zone / Of a mountain-summit blown, / Or the blossom of a dream / Fashioned in the foamy stream? / Nay, methinks the maiden moon / When the daylight came too soon, / Fleeting from her bath to hide / Left her garment in the tide. / J.B. Tabb. Verso; watercolour; [S]boccino al tenue sole / di Marzo ed al tepor de' primi venti, / folte, a mazzi, piu largh e piu ridenti / de le viole. / [P] ei campi e su le rive / a pi de tronchi, ovunque, aprono a bere / aria e luce, anelando di piacere, / le bocche vive. / [E] son tutti esultanza / per esse i colli; ed io le colgo a piene / mani, mentre mi cantan per le vene / sangue e speranza; / [E] a dirti il dolce amore / che a te solo m'allaccia e a cui non credi, / con un palpito in cor getto ai tuoi piedi / fiore su fiore. / Ada Negri. / Primule.; letters appearing within brackets, [ ], are watercolours of Primrose in letter shape. Watercolour over graphite on paper, height, leaf, 326 mm, width, leaf, 255 mm, 1908. Part of: A Posy. Vellum-bound sketchbook containing leaves with an index at the end. Cover with brown leather ornamentation and remains of vellum closure straps.

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Accession Number: PD.8-1980.f.54
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Fnumber: 19/1

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