Siegfried, Act II
Print
1892 (drawn)
1892 (drawn)
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Photo-process print on paper depicting Siegfried holding his sword in the aftermath of slaying the dragon Fafner, protector of Nibelung's gold, set within a fantastical forest landscape with clematis, sunflowers and cypress trees.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Siegfried, Act II (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photo-process print |
| Brief description | Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898), "Siegfried, Act II". print illustrating Wagner's lyric drama. |
| Physical description | Photo-process print on paper depicting Siegfried holding his sword in the aftermath of slaying the dragon Fafner, protector of Nibelung's gold, set within a fantastical forest landscape with clematis, sunflowers and cypress trees. |
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| Object history | One of 199 photo-process prints (E.358 to 556-1899) of reproductions, chiefly proofs, of designs and illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley; and his portrait. Bought from Mrs A Gleeson White, 21 Jan 1899. |
| Associated object | E.578-1932 (Original) |
| Bibliographic reference | 298
Colin Cruise Pre-Raphaelite Drawing London: Thames & Hudson, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-7093-0264-3 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.455-1899 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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