Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882, The spy's funeral, [1937-1938]
- Title(s):
- The spy's funeral.
- Published/Created:
- [London] : [Nonesuch Press] [1937-1938]
- Physical Description:
- 1 print : steel engraving on beige laid paper ; visible image 12 x 19 cm, in mat 15 x 25 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsPR4571 .A1 1859aYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/15958620
- Classification:
- Prints
- Notes:
- Title from caption engraved below image.
Accompanies a steel plate engraved with the illustration design and a letter of authenticity issued by Arthur Waugh, of Chapman & Hall Ltd.
Issued with the Nonesuch Dickens, published 1937-1938 by the Nonesuch Press.
Dreyfus, J. History of the Nonesuch Press, 108
An illustration from Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities in which the rowdy crowd celebrates the death of the spy, Roger Cly, and takes over the funeral procession as it makes its way through the street. The illustration first appeared in 1859; this reprint dates to 1937-1938. - Form/Genre:
- Steel engravings.
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