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The scene before the Reddleman's eyes was a gradual series of ascents

Woodcut
1929 (published)
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 reddleman Diggory Venn sat on the ground beside his cart. He is shown smoking a pipe and looking out across a hilly landscape. To his left are two horses.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Illustration
Books
Woodcuts
Object type
Woodcut
TitleThe scene before the Reddleman's eyes was a gradual series of ascents (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut on paper
Paper
Woodcut
Brief description
Print by Clare Leighton, 'The scene before the Reddleman's eyes was a gradual series of ascents', 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 reddleman Diggory Venn sat on the ground beside his cart. He is shown smoking a pipe and looking out across a hilly landscape. To his left are two horses.
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
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.3454-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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