Accession number
PML 76922.73D
Creator
Hooper, William Harcourt, 1834-1912, engraver.
Published
[Hammersmith] : [Kelmscott Press], [1895]
Credit line
Gift of John M. Crawford, Jr., 1975.
Notes
Proof on Kelmscott paper (with Morris's "perch" watermark) of a wood engraving by William Harcourt Hooper after a design by Edward Burne-Jones to illustrate "Troilus and Criseyde", page 500 of 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.
Signed by the engraver with his monogram at lower left.
Uncorrected state, before Troilus's hand, Pandarus's face and penknife, and the area in front of Criseyde's forehead 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.
Signed by the engraver with his monogram at lower left.
Uncorrected state, before Troilus's hand, Pandarus's face and penknife, and the area in front of Criseyde's forehead were retouched by the engraver.
Description
1 print : wood engraving ; image: 127 x 167 mm; sheet: 193 x 210 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
Numbered "81" in pencil at upper right; with "p. 500" in pencil at bottom right.
Provenance
John M. Crawford, Jr. (Crawford no. 45).
Summary
Illustration for Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde", showing Pandarus leading Criseyde to Troilus's bed.
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