Illustration to 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'
Print
1903 (made)
1903 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Print depicting four sailors on the deck of a ship, forcing a fifth to wear a dead albatross roped around his neck.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Illustration to 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | woodcut print on vellum |
| Brief description | Illustration to 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', woodcut by William Strang, Great Britain, 1903 |
| Physical description | Print depicting four sailors on the deck of a ship, forcing a fifth to wear a dead albatross roped around his neck. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Proof |
| Marks and inscriptions | W S (signed, in reverse) |
| Credit line | Given by Gabrielle Enthoven |
| Production | Proof for the frontispiece of the 1903 Essex House Press edition of Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Association | |
| Literary reference | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1493-1925 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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