Argalus and Parthenia
Argalus and Parthenia is a 1684 London edition by Francis Quarles, printed by J. Gain for M. Rooks, a moralising verse romance of pastoral love and virtue. Its numbered engravings show draped interiors, classical costume and figures in conversation, with tall curtains and architectural arches framing the scene, offering a designer clear models for staging a dramatic interior tableau with a few figures and a heavy drape.
