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George John Pinwell
1842-1875
Sailor's love / GJP [monogram] ; Dalziel sc.
[London : s.n., 1866?]
wood engraving
image: 165 x 126 mm; sheet: 197 x 152 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1061
Notes
Block signed with artist's monogram and dated 1866.
Library's copy mounted on off-white paper.
Proof on India paper of a wood engraving by Dalziel after an illustration by G.J. Pinwell for a poem of the same title published in: Robert Buchanan, editor. Wayside Posies : original poems of the country life. London : George Routledge and Sons, 1867, p. 79.
Library's copy mounted on off-white paper.
Proof on India paper of a wood engraving by Dalziel after an illustration by G.J. Pinwell for a poem of the same title published in: Robert Buchanan, editor. Wayside Posies : original poems of the country life. London : George Routledge and Sons, 1867, p. 79.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Illustration shows a young couple in the midst of a quarrel, the woman standing with her back against a large stump with her hand to her mouth, while the man leans jauntily against a stone, accompanied by his dog; in the background are additional figures and the towering masts of numerous ships.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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