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The island bee

The island bee
 1865; published 1867
illustration p. 47 for the poem The Island Bee by Anon. in Wayside Posies: Original Poems of the Country Life, edited by Robert Buchanan, published by George Routledge & Sons, London, 1867

Medium
wood engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
wood engraving
Measurements
16.2 × 12.4 cm (image) 16.5 × 12.8 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: GJP (monogram) / DALZIEL Sc. 1865
Accession Number
2929.267-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
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 Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
bird (animal) children (people by age group) fear gardens (open spaces) illustrations (layout features) pastoral poems women (female humans)
Movements
Victorian

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