print
- Museum number
- 1920,0508.59
- Description
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The forge, illustration to the eponymous poem by Thomas Hood; view at night of a large forge where five men are working, which is beseiged by a crowd of evil creatures, snakes, giant spiders and centipedes, birds and dragons, and demons and ghouls; with a forest of firs and lake on the right; proof beofre all letters.
Mezzotint on chine collé
- Production date
- 1836-1905
- Dimensions
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Height: 257 millimetres
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Width: 343 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- See also 2010,7081.6615 for anothe rimpression.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Forge
- Acquisition date
- 1920
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased from the engraver's daughter for presentation to the BM
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1920,0508.59
