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'The Faerie Queene', Book V, Canto X

Illustration
1896 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink drawing for an illustration to Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene', Book V, Canto XI, p. 1249. Signed with monogram. A battle scene, with a crowned lady praying in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title'The Faerie Queene', Book V, Canto X (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink drawing, touched with white
Brief description
Pen and ink drawing by Walter Crane for an illustration to Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene', Book V, Canto XI, Verse 44, p. 1249, published by George Allen. London, 1896.
Physical description
Pen and ink drawing for an illustration to Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene', Book V, Canto XI, p. 1249. Signed with monogram. A battle scene, with a crowned lady praying in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 270mm
  • Sheet width: 221mm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes: 9.5 x 7.625 inches
Marks and inscriptions
They saw a Knight in dangerous distress / Of a rude rout him chasing to and fro, / That sought with lawlesse powre him to oppresse / They spied a Lady left all succourlesse
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceEdmund Spenser - The Faerie Queene
Collection
Accession number
E.2333-1920

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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