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Thetis mourning over her son

Illustration
1911 (made)
Artist/Maker
Herbert Cole (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Pen, ink and watercolour drawing depicting Thetis mourning over her son. Signed and dated by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Illustration
Object type
Illustration
TitleThetis mourning over her son (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen, ink and watercolour drawing
Paper
Watercolour
Pen and Ink
Drawing
Brief description
Original drawing by Herbert Cole to illustrate Thetis mourning over her son for a publication of 'The Sunset of the Heroes', by W. M. L. Hutchinson, London, 1911
Physical description
Pen, ink and watercolour drawing depicting Thetis mourning over her son. Signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.125in
  • Width: 8.375in
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Marks and inscriptions
'Herbert Cole -1911-.' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by Clara Gilbert Cole, the wife of the artist
Subjects depicted
Mourning
Grief
Sadness
Thetis
Bibliographic references
  • Herbert Cole (1867-1930) like Sylvia Pankhurst, studied at Manchester School of Art and was heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, William Morris and illustrators like Walter Crane who had volunteered their work for papers like the Socialist League's 'Commonweal'. He married the anarchist and anti-militarist Clara Gilbert. Both Clara and Herbert seem to have been involved in suffragism, Herbert becoming the staff artist for the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) later progressing to provide illustrations for 'The Worker’s Dreadnought'. He was a prolific artist from the 1890s into the 1920s. His work included that as an illustrator for children’s books and a designer.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.505-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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