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The Princess Giving Her Cup to Hereward (illustration to "Hereward, the Last of the English," in "Good Words for 1865," opp. p. 97)

After Paul Mary Gray Irish
Engraver Joseph Swain British
1865
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Princess Giving Her Cup to Hereward (illustration to "Hereward, the Last of the English," in "Good Words for 1865," opp. p. 97)
  • Artist: After Paul Mary Gray (Irish, Dublin 1842–1866 London)
  • Engraver: Joseph Swain (British, Oxford 1820–1909 London)
  • Date: 1865
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 6 1/8 × 4 7/16 in. (15.5 × 11.3 cm)
    Sheet: 9 3/16 × 6 1/16 in. (23.4 × 15.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Sinclair Hamilton, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.629.3(4.4)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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