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Sir John Gilbert
1817-1897
The armourer
[London : s.n., 1868?]
wood engraving
image: 119 x 187 mm; sheet: 223 x 298 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.895
Notes
Block signed with the engraver's name.
Proof on India paper of a wood engraving by Swain after an illustration by John Gilbert for for Once a week, 1868, p. 364.
Proof on India paper of a wood engraving by Swain after an illustration by John Gilbert for for Once a week, 1868, p. 364.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed "Sir John Gilbert" in pencil at lower left.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Illustration shows a group of three children, accompanied by their mother and a man in armor, visiting the armory of a castle; one little boy holds a sword and looks on as the armorer polishes a breastplate.
Associated names
Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909, engraver.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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