Behemoth (in Ricketts and Shannon's The Dial) (1893-1900)

(Joseph) Reginald Savage

woodcut on paper

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Behemoth (in Ricketts and Shannon's The Dial) (1893-1900)

Photo credit: Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Materials:

Paper, Ink

Physical Object Description:

Fantastic scene with a rhinoceros charging through flames with birds and a chimney. This was published in 'The Dial' by Ricketts & Shannon.

Technique:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

30.5 x 21.9 cm

Accession Number:

1924,0209.139

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1924

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Gifted by R. A. Walker (1886-1960) to the Contemporary Art Society, 1922; presented to Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1924

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London R. A. Walker

Subject:

Birds

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