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Charles de Sousy Ricketts

Hero and Leander,

Maker

  • Vale Press
  • Charles de Sousy Ricketts

Title

Hero and Leander

Medium

wood engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wood engraving

Techniques

  • wood engraving

Supports

  • Very light weight cream Oriental laid tissue paper

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.

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

24.404

Hero and Leander

Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain, 1850-1930

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.

Publications

Fantastic Illustration and Design in Britain, 1850-1930

Exhibition History

Fantastic Illustration and Design in Great Britain 1850-1930

March 29 - May 13, 1979
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