Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Thomas Percy, Three Volumes, London 1839 The Madonna leans gently forward

The Madonna leans gently forward with an outstretched hand

The inscriptions on the reverse of both paintings anchor them to real locations and moments in time

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A fine 19th-century French Napoleon III bronze-mounted marquetry jardinière or plant stand

Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Thomas Percy, Three Volumes, London 1839 The Madonna leans gently forwardReliques of Ancient English Poetry, Thomas Percy, Three Volumes, London 1839 A complete three volume 1839 London edition of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, compiled and edited by Thomas Percy, one of the most influential works in the preservation of early English and Scottish ballad tradition. First issued in the 18th century, Percys Reliques fundamentally reshaped English literary taste by reintroducing medieval and early modern verse at a time