2005 (made)
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A bookplate depicting a silhouetted figure against Exeter Cathedral with leaves falling; the words 'SIMON BEATTIE' incorporated as part of the design.
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Materials and techniques | wood engraving on paper |
Brief description | Wood engraving, bookplate for Simon Beattie, by Simon Brett, 2005. |
Physical description | A bookplate depicting a silhouetted figure against Exeter Cathedral with leaves falling; the words 'SIMON BEATTIE' incorporated as part of the design. |
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Credit line | Given by Simon Beattie |
Object history | Given to the museum by Simon Beattie, an antiquarian bookseller, in 2016. |
Historical context | Simon Brett is one of the most distinguished wood engravers of the last 50 years. Born in 1943, he learned the medium from Clifford Webb (whose work features in the V&A collection) at Saint Martin’s School of Art, London, where he trained principally as a painter. He has worked almost exclusively as a wood engraver since 1981. This bookplate was designed and engraved for the donor, Simon Beattie, and its choice of motifs and technique have personal relevance for him. A traditional English Bewick-style of engraving is used for Exeter Cathedral where Beattie trained as a choral scholar whilst at university. A modern style of engraving is employed for the reader and books to evoke Post-War Soviet wood engravers; an allusion to Beattie's chosen degree, whilst at Exeter, in German and Russian. The beech leaves are a reference to Buckinghamshire where Beattie is from. The reader is not necessarily supposed to depict Beattie but rather just someone reading. |
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Accession number | E.200-2017 |
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Record created | July 12, 2016 |
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