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Title-page to 'Sonnets and Lyrical Poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti'

Print
1894 (published)
Artist/Maker
Kelmscott (publisher)
Morris, William (artist)
Hooper (engraver)

Wood engraving proof on India paper

Object details

Object type
Print
TitleTitle-page to 'Sonnets and Lyrical Poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti' (published title)
Materials and techniques
India paper, wood engraving
Ink
Paper
Wood Engraving
Brief description
Title-page to 'Sonnets and Lyrical Poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti,' published by the Kelmscott Press, 1894, by William Morris
Physical description
Wood engraving proof on India paper
Dimensions
  • Image height: 192mm
  • Image width: 133mm
  • Sheet height: 220mm
  • Sheet width: 170mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • In pencil: My dear Mr Hooper. I saw a hole here (my fault) also here would you kindly touch it up
  • In pencil: Here also
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1912, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1913
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1273-1912

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O720044/title-page-to-sonnets-and-print-morris-william/
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