Art, Symbol & Imagination
Diana
A young woman faces forward with long hair falling over one shoulder. The curve of a bow rises behind her head and continues around the edge of the image. The title Diana associates the figure with the classical huntress while Horton’s spare lines give her a direct, still presence.
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W. T. Horton. "Diana" [printed contents title]. In A Book of Images, W. T. Horton; introduction by W. B. Yeats. Illustrated 1898 edition, supplied as a digital scan, 1898, Unicorn Press. Source scan leaf 45. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/horton-diana
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Title from the printed contents list. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Title follows the printed contents. The complete source plate retains its paper tone, margins and signature. Description concerns visible forms rather than assigning a universal symbolic meaning.
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W. T. Horton. Diana. A Book of Images. Scan leaf 45. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/horton-diana