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The king and the bishop / W. Small ; Swain sc.

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William Small
1843-1929

The king and the bishop / W. Small ; Swain sc.

[London : s.n., 1866?]
wood engraving
image: 158 x 114 mm; sheet: 268 x 233 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1008
Notes
India paper proof of a wood engraving by Swain after an illustration by W. Small for a poem of the same title by "M.T.F.", published in Once a week, 1866, p. 183.
Provenance

From the library of Gordon N. Ray.

Summary

Illustration shows Saint William of Roskilde confronting King Sweyn of Denmark at the church door.

Associated names
Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909, engraver.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints