The Doings of Death

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Artist/Maker	Strang, William (designed and made by) Sleigh, Bernard
Place of origin	London (made)

'Death and the Children'. One of a set of 12 woodcuts entitled 'The Doings of Death', published by the Essex House Press, London, 1901. Signed 'S'.

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Categories	Prints Woodcuts
Object type	Woodcut
Titles	The Doings of Death (series title) Death and the Children (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Chiaroscuro woodcut Woodcut
Brief description	'Death and the Children'. One of a set of 12 woodcuts entitled 'The Doings of Death', published by the Essex House Press, London, 1901. Signed 'S'.
Physical description	'Death and the Children'. One of a set of 12 woodcuts entitled 'The Doings of Death', published by the Essex House Press, London, 1901. Signed 'S'.
Dimensions	Taken from ' victoria & albert museum department of prints and drawings and department of paintings accessions 1966' published by hmso 1967 length: 29.2cm Taken from ' victoria & albert museum department of prints and drawings and department of paintings accessions 1966' published by hmso 1967 width: 28-9cm
Marks and inscriptions	'S' (Signed)
Associated objects	E.1060-1966 (Set) E.1061-1966 (Set) E.1062-1966 (Set) E.1063-1966 (Set) E.1064-1966 (Set) E.1065-1966 (Set) E.1066-1966 (Set) E.1067-1966 (Set) E.1068-1966 (Set) E.1069-1966 (Set) E.1070-1966 (Set)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1059-1966

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O695238/the-doings-of-death-woodcut-strang-william/

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