File:Valkyrie and raven.jpg
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creator QS:P170,Q1470796 engraved by
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A valkyrie and a raven having a conversation. Illustration to Hrafnsmál or Haraldskvæði by Þórbjörn hornklofi, translated as "Harald Harfagr" in the magazine Once a Week, woodcut engraved by Joseph Swain from art by Frederick Sandys. |
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1862 date QS:P571,+1862-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Inscriptions | The engraving is signed SWAIN in the lower right corner, presumably this refers to Joseph Swain (1820-1909) or one of his assistants. The lower left corner has the more elaborate signatureof Frederick Sandys, the original artist. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Once a Week, Aug 2, 1862, page 154. Digitized by Google Books. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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07:51, 12 November 2008 | 1,000 × 1,466 (234 KB) | Haukurth (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=A valkyrie and a raven have a conversation. Illustration to ''Hrafnsmál'' or ''Haraldskvæði'' by Þórbjörn hornklofi. |Source=''Once a Week'', Aug 2, 1862, page 154. Digitized by Google Books. |Date=Published in 1862 |Autho |
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