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Clym took the hand which was already bared for him

Woodcut
1929 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A woodcut print depicting a scene from The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. The scene depicts the characters Clym Yeobright and Eustacia Vye walking side-by-side.


Object details

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Object type
TitleClym took the hand which was already bared for him (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut on paper
Brief description
Print by Clare Leighton, 'Clym took the hand which was already bared for him', 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 Clym Yeobright and Eustacia Vye walking side-by-side.
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 typeProof
Copy number
6/30
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Clare Leighton' (Signed in pencil)
  • '6/30 / Set 6.' (Inscribed)
Association
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
Accession number
E.3459-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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