Man encountering beast in doorway
Illustration
ca.1880 (made)
ca.1880 (made)
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Pen and ink drawing on card of a man holding a lantern encountering a beast through an open doorway. A spider's web stretches across the doorway. The man has a sword sheathed at his waist; he holds the lantern up into the beast's face in his right hand and pushes the door open with his left hand. The doorway is a stone arch; the door wooden. The beast growls ferociously at the man, standing on two legs, bearing its fangs and threatening the man with its sharp claws. With white highlights. Illustration drawn within black border.
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Title | Man encountering beast in doorway (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on card |
Brief description | Pen and ink drawing by Walter Crane, ca.1880. |
Physical description | Pen and ink drawing on card of a man holding a lantern encountering a beast through an open doorway. A spider's web stretches across the doorway. The man has a sword sheathed at his waist; he holds the lantern up into the beast's face in his right hand and pushes the door open with his left hand. The doorway is a stone arch; the door wooden. The beast growls ferociously at the man, standing on two legs, bearing its fangs and threatening the man with its sharp claws. With white highlights. Illustration drawn within black border. |
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Production type | Unique |
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Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. |
Object history | Drawn by Walter Crane, ca.1880. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection. |
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Library number | RENIER.412 |
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Record created | March 20, 2008 |
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