The Wounded Knight
Print
1930 (printed)
1930 (printed)
Artist/Maker |
David Jones (1895-1974) was an English-born artist and poet of Welsh descent, and much of his work was inspired by medieval legend and influenced by the tragic events of the First World War, in which he fought. This particular image, intended as an illustration to Sir Thomas Malory's late-15th-century English epic romance, Morte d'Arthur, may, however, have a more personal meaning. It shows a lost man and a distant, unattainable woman. Jones had been engaged to Petra Gill, daughter of the sculptor Eric Gill, but she broke off the engagement in 1927, marrying someone else in 1930, the year this print was made. Jones's style is characterised by a linear quality, both in his prints and paintings.
Object details
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Title | The Wounded Knight (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Drypoint etching on paper |
Brief description | Drypoint and etching by David Jones entitled 'The Wounded Knight', Great Britain, 1930 |
Physical description | Dry-point etching of a seated woman holding a man pierced by an arrow, behind them a landscape of tall rocks, horses, some with riders, on a shoreline, with the sun on the horizon over water |
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Production type | Limited edition |
Marks and inscriptions | David Jones '30 (Signature; date; pencil) |
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Literary reference | Morte d'Arthur by Malory |
Summary | David Jones (1895-1974) was an English-born artist and poet of Welsh descent, and much of his work was inspired by medieval legend and influenced by the tragic events of the First World War, in which he fought. This particular image, intended as an illustration to Sir Thomas Malory's late-15th-century English epic romance, Morte d'Arthur, may, however, have a more personal meaning. It shows a lost man and a distant, unattainable woman. Jones had been engaged to Petra Gill, daughter of the sculptor Eric Gill, but she broke off the engagement in 1927, marrying someone else in 1930, the year this print was made. Jones's style is characterised by a linear quality, both in his prints and paintings. |
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Bibliographic reference | Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948 |
Collection | |
Accession number | CIRC.520-1948 |
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Record created | December 12, 2002 |
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