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Under the Trees

Wood Block
1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wood block with a transfer of an illustration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleUnder the Trees (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photocopy transferred onto an uncut box-wood block
Brief description
'Under the Trees'. Photocopy on a wood block of an original drawing for Charles Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Illustration by Sir Luke Fildes for part 1, facing page 20, 1870.
Physical description
Wood block with a transfer of an illustration.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Width: 16.2cm
Taken from departmental Micromedia catalogue.
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'S. L. F.' (Signed in reverse)
  • 'J. Contenem' (Inscribed in pencil on the back)
Gallery label
Photography began to be used to transfer original drawings on to the wood block after the 1860s. Printmaking Techniques Gallery, Henry Cole Wing(1983)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sir Paul Fildes, O.B.E., F.R.S. in memory of his father, the Artist
Production
Studies related to this illustration and a proof of the wood-engraving are E.782, 783-1971 and E.918-1971. See notes to E.781-790-1971 and E.917-923-1971.
Literary reference'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' by Charles Dickens
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental Micromedia catalogue.
Collection
Accession number
E.937-1971

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Record createdAugust 17, 2005
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