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The cock shall crow in the morning grey

Drawing
ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing for illustration showing a man holding a book in a churchyard, with female figures behind.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe cock shall crow in the morning grey (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and wash.
Brief description
'The cock shall crow in the morning grey...', drawing for full page illustration with head-piece and border ornaments, for a poem by R L Stevenson. Around 1900.
Physical description
Drawing for illustration showing a man holding a book in a churchyard, with female figures behind.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 590mm
  • Image width: 430mm
  • Sheet height: 655mm
  • Sheet width: 510mm
Dimensions from catalogue: 64.5 x 50.8 cm
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed with monogram: CR
  • Lettered with two verses of the poem and the poet@s name
  • Inscribed in pencil in another hand below the image: 1 1/4 best off CH
Credit line
Beqeathed by Miss Edith Mary Robinson, daughter of the artist.
Object history
Illustration probably designed for 'The Harmsworth Magazine', circa 1900.

E.169 to 189-1982 bequeathed by Miss Edith Mary Robinson, daughter of the artist.
Literary referencePoem by R L Stevenson.
Collection
Accession number
E.174-1982

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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