ca.1943 (made)
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Wood-engraving, printed in dark red.
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Materials and techniques | Wood-engraving, dark red print medium |
Brief description | The artist and his wife wearing gas-masks, with a cat in the foreground and a barrage balloon in the background. Christmas 1943. One of a set of eight festive cards sent by Percy John Delf Smith, R.D.I. (1882-1948), and his wife, at various dates between 1930 and 1947. Wood-engraving, ca.1943. |
Physical description | Wood-engraving, printed in dark red. |
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Content description | The artist and his wife are depicted wearing gas-masks, with a cat in the foreground and and a barrage balloon in the background. |
Credit line | Given by Mrs. E. Marion Delf Smith widow of the Artist |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969. |
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Accession number | E.89-1968 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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