THE CANTERBURY TALES
THE LETTER H WITH VENUS AND CUPID AND THE GOLDEN COCKEREL
1928 Eric Gill (1882 − 1940)This wood engraving was used as an initial letter for Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1928.
- Accession Number P2621
- Dimensions 15.6 X 13 CM
- Media WOOD ENGRAVING
Glossary
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Engraving
An intaglio process whereby lines are cut into a metal or wood plate using an engraving tool (a burin), which is pushed in front of the hand to achieve a sharp controlled incision capable of great delicacy. This technique requires a great deal of control and is not suited to spontaneous mark-making.
Past exhibitions
OUT OF THE WOOD
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1998
- Slovakia, Kosice, State Gallery
- Poland, Warsaw, National Museum
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1996
- Philippines, Manila, Metropolitan Museum
- Japan, Kawaguchiko Museum
- Japan, Hokkaido, Obihiro Museum
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1995
- Japan, Koriyama, Koriyama City Museum
- Japan, Kanagawa, Kanagawa Prefectural Museum
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
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1994
- India, Calcutta, Centre Of International Modern Art
- India, Santiniketan, Kala Bhavana Visva Bharati
- India, Bhopal, Bharat Bhawan
- India, Jaipur, Jawahar Kala Kendra
- India, Chandigarh, The Government Museum And Art Gallery
- Bangladesh, Delhi, Bengal Art Lounge
- Sri Lanka, Colombo, British Council Office - Colombo
- Sri Lanka, Kanda, British Council Office - Kanda
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1993
- Australia, Newcastle, Newcastle Region Art Gallery
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1992
- Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe In Bulawayo
- Zimbabwe, Harare, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe
- Kenya, Kisumu, British Council Office - Kisumu
- Kenya, Mombassa, British Council Office - Mombassa
- Kenya, Nairobi, British Council Office - Nairobi
- Zambia, Lusaka, MPAPA Gallery
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PRINTS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE WAKEFIELD COLLECTION
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1950
- Fiji, Suva, Fiji Arts Club
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1949
- New Zealand, Hamilton, Waikato Museum Of Art & History
- New Zealand, Rotorua, Society Of Arts
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1948
- New Zealand, Auckland, Aukland City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Wellington, National Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Napier, Napier
- New Zealand, Wanganni
- Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery
- Australia, Art Gallery Of New South Wales
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1947
- Australia, Hobart, Hobart
- Australia, Melbourne, Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building
- Australia, Adelaide, Art Gallery Of South Australia
- Australia, Perth, Art Gallery Of Western Australia
- UK, London, Victoria And Albert Museum
