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Harrison, Emma
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Harrison, Emma
- Set of Thirty-Two Illustrations for Poems by Christina Rossetti
- Each with artist's insignia
- Pen, ink and gouache on paper, one on cardboard
c. 220 by 150mm., ink drawings with occasional corrections in gouache, mostly signed with artist's monogram, with captions in verse, occasional browning, some creases, adhesive labels on reverse
Provenance
Christie's, "The James W. Murray Collection", 1 December 2004, lot 288
Catalogue Note
Published within Poems by Christina Rossetti (Blackie, 1910). Of the 34 black plates listed in the contents, 31 are present here. There is also an additional drawing ("Golden-winged, silver-winged, Winged with flashing flame") for the poem 'Birds of Paradise' which was not included in the publication.