He leant over the footpiece of the bedstead....with his back towards her

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Artist/Maker	Macmillan & Co. (publishers) Leighton, Clare (printmaker)
Place of origin	Great Britain (printed)

A woodcut print depicting a scene from The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. The scene depicts the characters Eustacia Vyn and Clym Yeobright. Clym is shown leaning despairingly over the foot of the bed whilst Eustacia leans on the dressing table.

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Categories	Prints Illustration Books Woodcuts
Object type	Woodcut
Title	He leant over the footpiece of the bedstead....with his back towards her (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Woodcut on paper Paper Woodcut
Brief description	Print by Clare Leighton, 'He leant over the footpiece of the bedstead....with his back towards her', 1 of 12 proofs of illustrations to The Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy, published by Macmillan and Co., Ltd., Great Britain 1929
Physical description	A woodcut print depicting a scene from The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. The scene depicts the characters Eustacia Vyn and Clym Yeobright. Clym is shown leaning despairingly over the foot of the bed whilst Eustacia leans on the dressing table.
Dimensions	Height: 5in Width: 3.8125in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Production type	Proof
Copy number	6/30
Marks and inscriptions	'Clare Leighton' (Signed in pencil) '6/30 / Set 6.' (Inscribed)
Association	Hardy, Thomas
Literary reference	'The Return of the Native' by Thomas Hardy
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3463-1928

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O755096/he-leant-over-the-footpiece-woodcut-leighton-clare/

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