print;
newspaper/periodical
- Museum number
- 1927,0419.10
- Title
- Object: The Advent of Winter
- Description
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A full-length woman seen from behind, standing among trees; her dress blown by the wind; illustration to a poem 'The Advent of Winter' by Thomas Hood, published in 'The Quiver' vol.I, p.201 (1866); after Sandys; .
Wood-engraving with letterpress
- Production date
- 1866
- Dimensions
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Height: 210 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 155 millimetres (sheey)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
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For the finished drawing see 2.B.75 in Elzea's 'Frederick Sandys: A catalogue raisonné (2001).
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Republished in 'Historical and Legendary Ballads and Songs' by Thornbury in 1876, as 'The Avatar of Zeus'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: The Quiver
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Associated Title: The Advent of Winter
- Acquisition date
- 1927
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1927,0419.10
