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Print

1938 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Eric Ravilious: Proof of decoration to ‘The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne’ including ‘The Natural History of Selborne’ selected and edited by H.J. Massingham, published by the Nonesuch Press, 1938. Wood- engraving


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
wood-engraving
Brief description
Eric Ravilious: Proof of decoration to ‘The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne’ including ‘The Natural History of Selborne’ selected and edited by H.J. Massingham, published by the Nonesuch Press, 1938. Wood- engraving
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Width: 10.2cm
Literary referenceThe Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White
Bibliographic reference
'Duke of Richmond's Greenhouse I managed to get a sight of the female moose belonging to the duke of Richmond, at Goodwood; but was greatly disappointed, when I arrived on the spot, to find that it [had] died. I found it in an old green-house, slung under the belly and chin by ropes, and in a standing posture; but, though it had been dead for so short a time, it was in so putrid a state that the stench was hardly supportable.' (quoting from Gilbert White) Jeremy Greenwood, Ravilious Engravings, The Wood Lea Press, Great Britain, 2008, p.254-267
Collection
Accession number
E.540-1972

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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