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King Sigurd the Crusader (in "Good Words for 1862," p. 248)

Engraver Dalziel Brothers British
Author Related author William Forsyth British, born Scotland
April 1862
Not on view
King Sigurd the Crusader is one of the many wood engravings used to embellish the first volume of Good Words. Designed by Burne-Jones at the outset of his career, the image employs deliberately simplified forms and demonstrates admiration for medieval art and the work of the artist's mentor Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The illustration accompanies Forsyth’s poetic retelling of a Norse saga and shows a young Norwegian king bidding the maiden he loves farewell as he departs on a crusade.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: King Sigurd the Crusader (in "Good Words for 1862," p. 248)
  • Artist: After Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham)
  • Engraver: Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839–93)
  • Author: Related author William Forsyth (British, born Scotland, 1818–1879)
  • Date: April 1862
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 5/16 in. (23.7 × 16 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Sinclair Hamilton, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.629.3(1.17)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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