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Artist/Maker	Royal Mail (commissioned by) Brockway, Harry (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

This proof and two others (E.713-1994 to E.715-1994) demonstrate wood engraver Harry Brockway's (born 1958) use of the reduce block method in order to print in two colours. The book of stamps is at E.710-1994.

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Categories	Prints Illustration Images Online Labels & Packaging
Object type	Print
Materials and techniques	Wood engraving in ink on paper Ink Paper Wood Engraving
Brief description	Woodengraving, proof. Harry Brockway. Illustration for a book of stamps for Royal Mail, 1993.
Physical description	Wood engraved proof of illustrations,using the reduce block method, for a book of stamps for Royal Mail, a series depicting 20th century Prime Ministers, this one Herbert Asquith and first in the series. A suffragette procession is depicted in the background.
Dimensions	Height: 7.8cm Width: 17.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	Harry Brockway '93 A/P (Signed, dated and inscribed in pencil)
Gallery label	(1994) [Draft?] These proofs demonstrate the artist's use of the reduce block method in order to print in two colours. See Catalogue of Prints, E.710-1994 for the book of stamps.
Credit line	Given by the artist
Object history	Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1995.
Production	Original cataloguer's notes day 1991 but one proof signed '93
Subjects depicted	Postage Stamps Suffragettes Banners Asquith, Herbert Henry
Summary	This proof and two others (E.713-1994 to E.715-1994) demonstrate wood engraver Harry Brockway's (born 1958) use of the reduce block method in order to print in two colours. The book of stamps is at E.710-1994.
Associated objects	E.710-1994 (Reproduction) E.713-1994 (Version) E.714-1994 (Version)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.715-1994

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Record created	December 17, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O180064/print-brockway-harry/

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