Illustration from the book, 'The House of Joy'
Drawing
1895 (made)
1895 (made)
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A woman leans out of a decorative screen towards a winged figure, he is holding a wheel and wearing a winged hat.
Object details
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| Title | Illustration from the book, 'The House of Joy' (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink |
| Brief description | Illustration from the book, 'The House of Joy', by Laurence Housman |
| Physical description | A woman leans out of a decorative screen towards a winged figure, he is holding a wheel and wearing a winged hat. |
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| Production type | Artist's proof |
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| Object history | Design for the title-page of 'The House of Joy', published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., London, 1895. Bought from Messers Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, sale on June 18th 1914, lot no. 89. |
| Literary reference | The House of Joy |
| Bibliographic reference | Engen, Rodney. The Age of Enchantment. Beardsley, Dulac and their Contemporaries 1890-1930, London : Scala Publishers Ltd., 2007
no.22 |
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| Accession number | E.2062-1914 |
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| Record created | August 13, 2007 |
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