Miss Jenkyns reading Rasselas
(1940)
illustration for Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell, published by Harrap, London, 1940
Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
7.0 × 9.2 cm irreg. (image) 12.1 × 14.9 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1953
© the artist’s estate
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Hassall and McLean 19
Inscription
inscribed in relief (in image) l.r.: JH(monogram).
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Miss Jenkyns reading "Rasselas"
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Joan Hassall / /15
Accession Number
3025B-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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