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Psyche's Procession, for the Kelmscott Press edition of William Morris's, "Earthly Paradise"
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (English, 1833–1898)
Text by: William Morris (English, 1834–1896)
Printed at: Kelmscott Press, Hammersmith
Text by: William Morris (English, 1834–1896)
Printed at: Kelmscott Press, Hammersmith
1897
Medium/Technique
Woodcut and letterpress
Dimensions
Block: 10.4 x 15.8 cm (4 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.); sheet: 33 x 23.7 cm (13 x 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.1475
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Peterson, Kelmscott Press, A41
DescriptionA proof sheet. Woodcut probably cut by William Morris for his Kelmscott Press "Earthly Paradise." Page has 19 lines of letterpress text: "And so was Psyche ... haggard King."
InscriptionsOn verso in pen and blue ink: Jan. 18. 1897
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.