File:Frederick Sandys - The Death of King Warwulf.jpg
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[edit]The Death of King Warwulf
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artist QS:P170,Q1470796
artist QS:P170,Q16856885 |
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The Death of King Warwulf |
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English: This illustration deftly captures the poignant last moment in the life of an aging Norse King, Warwolf. Wishing to die as a hero, Warwolf sits, head bowed in his ship which has been set afire, mirroring the affecting lines from Walter Thornbury’s accompanying poem: Sitting erect on his fir-tree throne, In his royal robe and glittering crown, As the fateful galley bore away… (see references) Woodcut engraved by Joseph Swain from art by Frederick Sandys. |
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Date |
1862 date QS:P571,+1862-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | engraving on wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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composition: height: 5.5 in (14.1 cm); width: 4.5 in (11.4 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,5.5625U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,4.5U218593 sheet: height: 5.8 in (14.7 cm); width: 4.8 in (12.2 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,5.8125U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,4.8125U218593 |
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institution QS:P195,Q1183941 |
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DAM 1935-150 |
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Credit line | Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Illustration Citation: "The Death of King Warwulf," by Walter Thornbury, in Once a Week, vol. VII, 1862, p. 266 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Delaware Art Museum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | http://www.preraph.org/images/artwork/large/1935-150.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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