Accession number
PML 76922.22B
Creator
Hooper, William Harcourt, 1834-1912, engraver.
Published
[Hammersmith] : [Kelmscott Press], [1895]
Credit line
Gift of John M. Crawford, Jr., 1975.
Notes
Proof impression on wove paper of a wood engraving by William Harcourt Hooper after a design by Edward Burne-Jones to illustrate page 169, "The franklin's tale", in William Morris's Kelmscott Press edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (Hammersmith : Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 8 May 1896).
From a drawing by Burne-Jones, the design reworked for transfer to woodblock by Robert Catterson-Smith, and subsequently engraved by William Harcourt Hooper.
An earlier, uncorrected state, before areas of the print at the water's edge, the grass in the foreground, and the Man's face were retouched by the engraver.
From a drawing by Burne-Jones, the design reworked for transfer to woodblock by Robert Catterson-Smith, and subsequently engraved by William Harcourt Hooper.
An earlier, uncorrected state, before areas of the print at the water's edge, the grass in the foreground, and the Man's face were retouched by the engraver.
Description
1 print : wood engraving ; image: 131 x 169 mm; sheet 222 x 281 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pencil at upper left, "Frame 16 Keates"; numbered "26" at upper right and "p. 169" at lower right; with two asterisks at upper left, and a column of numbers from 1 to 15, followed by asterisks, on the verso.
Provenance
John M. Crawford, Jr. (Crawford no. 45).
Summary
Illustration for "The franklin's tale", showing Dorigen, at left, kneeling before Arveragus with clasped hands as she confesses the promise she made to Aurelius.
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