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Wood Engraving - Cupid and Psyche - Psyche entering the Garden of Cupid's Palace
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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1913P163 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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Date: | 1880c - 1880c |
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Maker Information | Artist: | Sir Edward Burne-Jones - View biography for Sir Edward Burne-Jones |
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Engraver: | G F Campfield - View biography for G F Campfield |
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Notes | One of some forty-five wood engravings designed by Burne-Jones and mostly cut by William Morris illustrating the 'Cupid and Psyche' story for a lavish publication of William Morris' 'The Earthly Paradise'. Trial proofs at the Chiswick Press, were considered unsuccessful as a union of text and image, and the project was abandoned. The wood block for this engraving was cut by G F Campfield.
It was not until the late 1880s that sets of proofs were made. Sir Sydney Cockerell noted that eight sets were printed under the direction of Emery Walker, the total number of sets is unclear. Birmingham's set where given by Morris to the Birmingham architect John Henry Chamberlain (1831-83). The illustrations and the poem were finally printed in 1973 with an introduction by A.R. Duffy.
| Presented by Mrs William Harris, 1913. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 19th century |
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Medium: | Wood engraving printed in black on laid Michallet paper. |
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Material(s): | Printing ink |
Dimensions | Height: | 469 mm |
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Width: | 327 mm |
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