The Knight's Tale
Wood-Engraving
1896 (printed and published)
1896 (printed and published)
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Illustration for 'The Knight's Tale', depicting a female figure on the right, standing in a small garden, holding a book open and looking upwards. On the left there are two male figures seen through a barred window of a building. At the forefront of the image is a wall with an open gate and on the far right is a fountain. There are aso birds perched on the walls in front and behind the female figure.
Object details
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| Title | The Knight's Tale (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodcut illustration |
| Brief description | 'The Knight's Tale' in the 'The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer', woodcut book illustration by Edward Burne-Jones, published by the Kelmscott Press, British, 1896 |
| Physical description | Illustration for 'The Knight's Tale', depicting a female figure on the right, standing in a small garden, holding a book open and looking upwards. On the left there are two male figures seen through a barred window of a building. At the forefront of the image is a wall with an open gate and on the far right is a fountain. There are aso birds perched on the walls in front and behind the female figure. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898). ‘The Knight’s Tale’ from the ‘The Works of Geffrey Chaucer’ published by the Kelmscott Press, 1896. Wood-engraving by W.H. Hooper.' (Printed on label on mount.) |
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| Accession number | CIRC.636-1923 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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