Heinrich Frauenlob

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Matthew James Lawless
1837-1864
Heinrich Frauenlob
[London : sn, 1863?]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.915
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[London : s.n., 1863?]
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Proof touched with graphite and china white and annotated by the artist with directions to the engraver.

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Block signed by the artist and engraver.
"Overlay" proof of a wood engraving by Swain after an illustration by M.J. Lawless for Once a week, 1863, v. 9, p. 393, with the solid black portions of the impression from the unfinished block excised; the engraving was later published as an illustration to accompany the poem "The dead bride" in Walter Thornbury's Historical and legendary ballads & songs, London : Chatto and Windus, 1876, p. 41.

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Illustration of a medieval funeral procession with the casket carried by young women and banners flying overhead.

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