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The Fire-eaters

Illustration
1898 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Housman, Clemence (engraver)
Housman, Laurence (artist)
Place of origin
London (printed and published)

Wood engraving.


Object details

Categories
Illustration
Prints
Object type
Illustration
TitleThe Fire-eaters (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving
Printing Ink
Wood-Engraving
Brief description
The Fire-eaters. One of six illustrations by Clemence Housman (1861-1955) to 'The Field of Clover' by Laurence Housman, published by Kegan Paul & Co., London, 1898, after drawings by the author.
Physical description
Wood engraving.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.625in
  • Width: 3.125in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
Credit line
Given by the Artist
Subjects depicted
Fire-Eater
Fairy Tales
Eating
Fires
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.635-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O594242/the-fire-eaters-illustration-housman-clemence/
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