Knight on Horseback
Drawing
1903 (made)
1903 (made)
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Pen and ink drawing touched with Chinese white of a knight on horseback (probably St. George?) killing a dragon, with a kneeling woman in the foreground. Signed with the artist's emblem and inscribed on the back 'Pen and ink by Walter Crane. Given by him to John A. Hipkins on the death of his father, 3 June 1903'.
Object details
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Title | Knight on Horseback (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing |
Brief description | Pen and ink drawing of a knight on horseback (St. George?) killing a dragon, with a kneeling woman in the foreground. Great Britain, 1903. |
Physical description | Pen and ink drawing touched with Chinese white of a knight on horseback (probably St. George?) killing a dragon, with a kneeling woman in the foreground. Signed with the artist's emblem and inscribed on the back 'Pen and ink by Walter Crane. Given by him to John A. Hipkins on the death of his father, 3 June 1903'. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Signed with the artist's emblem and inscribed on the back 'Pen and ink by Walter Crane. Given by him to John A. Hipkins on the death of his father, 3 June 1903'. |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Edith Jane Hipkins |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.42-1946 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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