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Illustration to "Hereward, Last of the English" by Charles Kingsley

Paul Gray (English, 1842–1866)
Cut by: Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)
1865

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; India proof
Dimensions Block: 15.8 x 11.3 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.); Sheet: 22.2 x 16.7 cm (8 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.2245
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMan in chainmail choking man with axe.
Signed Signed
Inscriptions"PG" lower left, SWAIN Sc lower rt.
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.