print;
book of prints
- Museum number
- 1959,0424.1.1-9
- Title
- Object: The Christ Upon the Hill
- Description
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"The Christ Upon the Hill. A Ballad by Cosmo Monkhouse. Etched by W. Strang" (London, Smith Elder & Co) 1895; containing 10 prints on the theme of the ballad, including an etched titlepage showing the seated Christ comforting three figures. Each mounted in window mount, bound with letterpress titlepage, and interspersed with verses of the ballad. In original green cloth with gold-tooled title. No. 20 of 50 proofs from a total edition of 200. Proofs.
Etchings
- Production date
- 1895
- Dimensions
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Height: 395 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
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Width: 278 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- "Death and the Ploughman's Wife. A Ballad Made & Etched by William Strang" (London, Lawrence and Bullen) 1894 is kept at 192*.b.16.
"The Earth Fiend. A Ballad Made & Etched by William Strang" (1892) is kept at 193*.a.22.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Christ Upon the Hill
- Acquisition date
- 1959
- Acquisition notes
- MS inscription in pencil on endpaper: "To David Strang / From his Mother / Agnes M. S. Strang"
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1959,0424.1.1-9
