Image

Charles de Sousy Ricketts, designer

Hero and Leander, 1894

Description

Maker

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

Title

Hero and Leander

Year

1894

Medium

wood engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

24.404

Projects & Publications

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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