Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Sarah Trimmer, by William Bond: c. 1798-1828
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Sarah Trimmer, by William Bond: c. 1798-1828
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The portrait of Sarah Trimmer uses a common rhetorical device: Sarah
Trimmer is pictured holding a quill, ink pot nearby, writing on a pad
of paper. In addition, Sarah Trimmer's left arm is resting upon the
Bible (similar to Christ upon the cross: a common rhetrical device
used in Renaissance art). In addition, Sarah Trimmer holds a pair of
glasses (authoritatively with old age) in her left hand. Sarah Trimmer
stares off into contemplation into the distance. The last rhetorical
device is the clothing of Sarah Trimmer: proper hat, shawl, neck covered.
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