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Sir John Gilbert
1817-1897
The armourer
[London : sn, 1868?]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.895
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[London : s.n., 1868?]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Inscription:
Inscribed "Sir John Gilbert" in pencil at lower left.
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.
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.
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