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Frederic Shields
1833-1911
Hill of Difficulty / FS [monogram] ; Swain sc.
[London : s.n., 1864?]
wood engraving
image: 84 x 67 mm; sheet: 168 x 109 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.994
Notes
Proof on India paper of a wood engraving by Swain after an illustration by Frederick J. Shields for his Illustrations to Bunyan's Pilgrim's progress, London : Simpkin Marshall & Co., 1864; proof from the original block, with the impression of the border of the woodblock present.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Illustration shows Christian ascending the Hill of Difficulty.
Associated names
Shields, Frederic, 1833-1911. Illustrations to Bunyan's Pilgrim's progress.
Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909, engraver.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909, engraver.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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