Proofs (Derivative Objects)
ca. 1860. (drawn)
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Richard "Dickie" Doyle (1824 – 1883) was a notable Victorian illustrator. He worked for Punch from 1843 to 1850 and then resigned to focus his career on book illustration. He became best known for his illustrations of fairytales.
This proof copy of a wood engraving after Richard Doyle, featuring an elf sitting underneath a tree and writing on a stone with a pen, may have been produced for Doyle's masterpiece, In Fairyland: a series of pictures from the elf-world, with a poem by William Allingham. The book was printed by Edmund Evans and published by Longman in time for Christmas 1869 (dated 1870).
This proof copy of a wood engraving after Richard Doyle, featuring an elf sitting underneath a tree and writing on a stone with a pen, may have been produced for Doyle's masterpiece, In Fairyland: a series of pictures from the elf-world, with a poem by William Allingham. The book was printed by Edmund Evans and published by Longman in time for Christmas 1869 (dated 1870).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving |
| Brief description | Proof copy of a wood engraving after Richard Doyle, ca. 1860. |
| Physical description | Proof copy of a wood engraving illustrated by Richard Doyle featuring an elf sitting underneath a tree and writing on a stone with a pen. In the background, a cow. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'D. Doyle' (Inscription in pencil on the front of the illustration.)
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| Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. |
| Object history | Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection. |
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| Summary | Richard "Dickie" Doyle (1824 – 1883) was a notable Victorian illustrator. He worked for Punch from 1843 to 1850 and then resigned to focus his career on book illustration. He became best known for his illustrations of fairytales. This proof copy of a wood engraving after Richard Doyle, featuring an elf sitting underneath a tree and writing on a stone with a pen, may have been produced for Doyle's masterpiece, In Fairyland: a series of pictures from the elf-world, with a poem by William Allingham. The book was printed by Edmund Evans and published by Longman in time for Christmas 1869 (dated 1870). |
| Other number | BA 408 - Previous Renier Collection pressmark |
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| Library number | RENIER.204 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2005 |
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