Centaur (1880-1924)

John Dickson Batten

woodcut printed in six colours on paper

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: The Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Materials:

Paper, Ink

Physical Object Description:

A centaur by a waterfall, carrying a bow ad reaching for an arrow. Signed in pencil below the block "John D. Batten", and "6 Block Edition No 21".

Technique:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

32.6 x 15.1 cm

Accession Number:

1924,0209.55

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1924

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by Campbell Dodgson (1867-1948) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1922; presented to Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1924

Relationship:

Campbell Dodgson Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Subject:

Mythological creatures

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John Dickson Batten

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