Argosie (1927)

Herbert Lespinasse

wood-engraving

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Physical Object Description:

Capriccio of classical architecture, sailing boats and quayside. Signed and dated on block. Signed and numbered 9/14. Bears red stamp, square overlaying cross. Verso annotated: "Rigato au pays d'or".

Technique:

Wood-engraving

Dimensions:

20.2 x 25.5 cm

Accession Number:

1927,0212.148

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1927

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by Campbell Dodgson (1867-1948) for the Contemporary Art Society, with its Prints and Drawings Fund, 1919-27; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1927

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Subject:

Classical architecture, Sailing ship, Harbour, Greek and Roman mythology

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