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Xanthias riding on an ass

Woodcut
1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodcut print.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleXanthias riding on an ass (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut
Brief description
'Xanthias riding on an ass'. Wood cut by John Archibald Austen R.B.A. (1886-1948), published by the Limited Editions Club, New York, 1937.
Physical description
Woodcut print.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5in
  • Width: 4in
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 Mrs. R. F. Austen, widow of the Artist
Subjects depicted
Literary reference'The Frogs' by Aristophenes
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection
Accession number
E.62-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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