GILL, Eric

‘The Eagle of Saint John’ by Eric Gill

Description

Eric Gill Wood Engraving

A wood engraving printed from the original woodblock for the Douglas Cleverdon edition‘Engravings 1928-1933 by Eric Gill’, printed by Gill and Hague and published by Faber & Faber Ltd in 1934. Unsigned.

Image size 120 x 150mm (4.5 x 6 inches)
Sheet size 310 x 250mm (12 x 9.5 inches)

Item details

An original wood engraving by Gill for ‘The Four Gospels’, page 211.The woodcut was subsequently printed from the original woodblock for the Douglas Cleverdon edition ‘Engravings 1928-1933 by Eric Gill’, printed by Gill and Hague, published by Faber & Faber Ltd in 1934. This edition is rare and was printed in a small edition size.

Reference: Cleverdon 460, Physick 764,75