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Here Comes the Baby

Woodcut
1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A woodcut printed in black on white paper depicting a satirical image of a woman in an operating theatre giving birth. The woman is laid out on the operating table and has a very pained expression on her face. To the left of her a doctor is holding up a baby with forceps, another is clutching the woman's hand whilst thrusting a gas mask towards her whilst a hospital sister looks up at the woman holding her hands in prayer. Another doctor, who appears to be threading a needle, is standing to the right of the woman.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHere Comes the Baby (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut on paper
Brief description
Print by Magnus Irvin, 'Here Comes the Baby', woodcut, Great Britain, 1989
Physical description
A woodcut printed in black on white paper depicting a satirical image of a woman in an operating theatre giving birth. The woman is laid out on the operating table and has a very pained expression on her face. To the left of her a doctor is holding up a baby with forceps, another is clutching the woman's hand whilst thrusting a gas mask towards her whilst a hospital sister looks up at the woman holding her hands in prayer. Another doctor, who appears to be threading a needle, is standing to the right of the woman.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 99.8cm
  • Sheet width: 69.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'M. Irvin' (Signed in pencil)
  • '9/60' (Inscribed with the title and numbered)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.1538-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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