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Lais

Wood Engraving
1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wood engraving, signed in pencil 'John Austen'. Inscribed with title and 'Trial Proof No.4'


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLais (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving, paper
Brief description
'Lais'. Wood engraving by John Archibald Austen R.B.A. (1886-1948), possibly of an unidentified illustration. 1933.
Physical description
Wood engraving, signed in pencil 'John Austen'. Inscribed with title and 'Trial Proof No.4'
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 282mm
  • Sheet width: 239mm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951. London: HMSO, 1962: 9.625 x 8 inches
Style
Production typeArtist's proof
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'John Austen' (Signed in pencil)
  • 'Trial Proof No.4' (Inscribed with title and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs R. F. Austen, widow of the artist
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection
Accession number
E.58-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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