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Illustration for Harry and Herodotus

Drawing
Artist/Maker

General Description: "Then was the thief's opportunity". Illustration for Harry and Herodotus, 1901. Signed and dated Arthur Rackham - 1901 - and inscribed in ink with instructions to the printer and in pencil Harry & Herodotus III. The thief rescues the body of his brother.


Object details

Object type
TitleIllustration for Harry and Herodotus
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and crayon
Brief description
Rackham, Arthur
Physical description
General Description: "Then was the thief's opportunity". Illustration for Harry and Herodotus, 1901. Signed and dated Arthur Rackham - 1901 - and inscribed in ink with instructions to the printer and in pencil Harry & Herodotus III. The thief rescues the body of his brother.
Dimensions
  • Irregular height: 38.1cm
  • Irregular width: 26.6cm
38.1 x 26.6 cm (irregular)
Object history
Item Provenance: Provenance: Mrs Barbara Edwards, the artist's daughter

Notes: B. Sidney Woolf's story Harry and Herodotus, illustrated by Rackham, was first published in the magazine Little Folks in 1901 and republished in Land of Enchantment in 1907.
Collection
Accession number
E.2987-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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