Featured on PDR in the essay Boys will be Boys: Playing Around in a 17th-Century Friendship Book

WALTERS ART MUSEUM - Dr. Lynley Anne Herbert investigates a mysterious image and accompanying rebus found within the pages of a liber amicorum or "friendship book", an album for recording friendships and social connections that amounted to a kind of 17th-century version of Facebook.

Contribution to a Friendship Book

Artist

Date

1642

From

Walters W.922


Underlying Rights

Public Domain Worldwide

Digital Rights

No Additional Rights


Image Size

1000 x 1279 Higher res available?

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