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Artist/Maker	Godwin, Edward William (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

July is shown as an old man sweating profusely and wearing a shabby hat. A highly stylised sun is seen in the top right corner. The man is harvesting and holds a scythe. He is decorated with the zodiac symbol for the sign Leo (July). At his feet are a snake, a frog, or toad, and a lizard.

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Categories	Drawings Designs
Object type	Drawing
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink Pen and Ink Drawing
Brief description	Design for a figure emblematic of July, represented as an old man. One of eleven designs for figures emblematic of the months (September missing) for 'The British Architect and Northern Engineer' for the year 1881. Pen and ink drawing by Edward William Godwin, 1880.
Physical description	July is shown as an old man sweating profusely and wearing a shabby hat. A highly stylised sun is seen in the top right corner. The man is harvesting and holds a scythe. He is decorated with the zodiac symbol for the sign Leo (July). At his feet are a snake, a frog, or toad, and a lizard.
Dimensions	Height: 22.3cm Width: 14.7cm
Marks and inscriptions	'July' (Inscribed in pencil) 'LEO' (Inscribed in pen)
Credit line	Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history	This drawing is a design for The British Architect and Northern Engineer calendar for the year 1881, published as a folding plate between pages 176, 177 of Volume 14, July to December 1880.
Subjects depicted	Lizard Snake Frog Scythe Suns Leo
Associated objects	E.522-1963 (Set) E.523-1963 (Set) E.524-1963 (Set) E.525-1963 (Set) E.526-1963 (Set) E.527-1963 (Set) E.528-1963 (Set) E.529-1963 (Set) E.530-1963 (Set) E.531-1963 (Set) E.532-1963 (Set)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.528-1963

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O698948/drawing-godwin-edward-william/

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