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Wood- Engraving Print

1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wood-engraving on Japon paper by Edward Gordon Craig showing the storm in Shakespeare's play King Lear.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
wood-engraving, ink and pencil on paper
Brief description
Wood-engraving on Japon paper by Edward Gordon Craig showing the storm in Shakespeare's play King Lear. Dated 1920.
Physical description
Wood-engraving on Japon paper by Edward Gordon Craig showing the storm in King Lear. Two figures in silhouette with staffs are shown against a storm-swept background. Dated in pencil lower left '1920' and inscribed lower right with the monogram 'EGC' and a dedication 'To Janet L, from EGC. 1946. Paris-'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.4cm
  • Width: 19.9cm
  • Total including mount height: 53.5cm
  • Total including mount width: 38.2cm
Credit line
Bequest of Janet Leeper
Literary referenceKing Lear
Summary
Wood-engraving on Japon paper by Edward Gordon Craig showing the storm in Shakespeare's play King Lear.
Collection
Accession number
S.222-1980

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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