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The king at the gate

The king at the gate
 (1862)
illustration p.322 for The King at the Gate by Walter Thornbury, in Once a Week, vol. 6 (December 1861–June 1862), published by Bradbury & Evans, London, 15 March 1862

Medium
wood-engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Percival Serle, 1927
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
12.8 × 11.2 cm (image) 13.0 × 11.4 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Reid p. 59
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.l.: AFS (monogram)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: SWAIN
Accession Number
1280.11-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Percival Serle, 1927
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
gods (deities) illustrations (layout features) kings (people) literary characters visions (life events) Zeus (Greek deity)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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