Titelblad med vignet til S. Richardson: "Miss Clarissa Harlowes Historie", sjette del 1783

This title page vignette by Georg Christian Schule, dating back to 1783, is an illustration for the sixth part of Samuel Richardson’s novel “Clarissa Harlowes Historie”. The vignette depicts a woman in a long gown, sitting at a table near a window. The image, which is framed in a decorative oval with foliage, was likely commissioned by the Danish publishing house Gyldendals Forlag as a frontispiece to promote the book and its seventh edition. It exemplifies the popular style of book illustrations from the 18th century.