A biographical and critical dictionary of painters, engravers, sculptors, and architects, from ancient to modern times; with the monograms, ciphers, and marks used by distinguished artists to certify their works
A biographical and critical dictionary of painters, engravers, sculptors, and architects compiled by Shearjashub Spooner and published by G.P. Putnam & Co. in New York in 1853, for collectors and connoisseurs identifying artists' marks. The scanned plates here show the Library of Congress eagle seal repeated in tan line work across cream tissue, usable as a diagonal repeat pattern, seal roundel, or lettered-ring device.
