Charles de Sousy Ricketts

Hero and Leander

Maker

Charles de Sousy Ricketts (British, 1866-1931), designer
Vale Press, publisher

Title

Hero and Leander

Year

1894

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wood engraving

Supports

Dimensions

18.3 x 11.1 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed in LL of image: Trial Proof ; signed, LR of image:C. RickettsIn Plate--Initialed, LC: CR

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./ MUSEUM/ OF ARTsurrounded byPROVIDENCE/ RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

24.404

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Fantastic Illustration and Design in Great Britain 1850-1930
Mar 29, 1979 – May 13, 1979

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Charles de Sousy Ricketts (British, 1866-1931), designer
Vale Press, publisher
Hero and Leander, 1894
wood engraving
18.3 x 11.1 cm (7 3/16 x 4 3/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 24.404

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