He was busily chopping away at the furze
Woodcut
1929 (published)
1929 (published)
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A woodcut print depicting a scene from The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. The scene illustrates the character Clym Yeobright chopping gorse bushes.
Object details
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| Title | He was busily chopping away at the furze (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodcut on paper |
| Brief description | Print by Clare Leighton, 'He was busily chopping away at the furze', 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 illustrates the character Clym Yeobright chopping gorse bushes. |
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| Production type | Proof |
| Copy number | 6/30 |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | E.3461-1928 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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