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The Summer Snow

Maker

After
(artist)
1833-1898

(wood engraver)

Title

The Summer Snow

Date of Production

published 1863

Medium

printed on chine collé

Dimensions

Height: 20 cm
Width: 15.3 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6995

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

Wood engravings, cut in relief on the end-grain of boxwood, are ideally suited for printing with type. The hardness of the wood enables fine marks to be made in harmony with text. The demand for wood-engraved illustration was at its height in the 1860s and professional engravers such as the Dalziel Brothers were vital to the growth of the illustrated book and magazine industry. One of only a few Burne-Jones illustrations, this image may be a memorial to his son Christopher who died in infancy the year it was produced.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Purpose and Process: British and French Printmaking 1600 - 1900, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/05/2014-20/06/2014

Literature

Hidden Burne-Jones, Works on paper by Edward Burne-Jones from Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Dan Giles, Ltd., London 2007
93

Marcus, Penelope, Burne-Jones: The Paintings, Graphic and Decorative Work, Arts Council of Great Britain 1975
Fig. p. 81

Waters, Bill, Burne-Jones, Barrie & Jenkins, London 1973
Fig. p. fig. 81 ...More

Nicoll, John, The Pre-Raphaelites, London 1970
Fig. p. 160

Fortunee de Lisle, Burne-Jones, Methuen, London 1904
65

White, Gleeson, English Illustrators, London 1897
93

Bell, Malcolm, Edward Burne-Jones: A Record and Review, George Bell & Sons, London 1892
93

Good Words, London: Alexander Strahan 1863
Fig. p. facing p. 380 ...Less

Inscriptions

Inscription: THE SUMMER SNOW. //

Stamp: HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARIES / LOCAL COLLECTION. / H. J. CORNISH COLLECTION. / 1928. //

Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY 1977 //

Stamp: M //

Inscription: Edward BURNE-JONES / M as SANDYS //

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