| Method | Wood Engraving |
| Artist | Duncan C.Dallas after Walter Crane |
| Published | Published by J.M Dent & Co., Aldine House, London, 1894. |
| Dimensions | Image 192 x 142 mm |
| Notes |
From a series of eight wood engravings illustrating Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, issued unbound in 1894. The set was limited to 650 copies. Walter Crane (1845–1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most prolific and influential children's book creator of his generation. He is also thought of as one of the strongest contributors to the child's nursery motif that the genre of English children's illustrated literature would exhibit in its developmental stages in the latter nineteenth-century. A prominent part of the Arts and Crafts movement, Crane produced an array of paintings and illustrations, inspired by writers such as Shakespeare, Spenser and Grimm. Walter Crane's print portrays Proteus in conversation with the Duke of Milan. He alerts the Duke of Valentine's plans to elope with his daughter, Silvia. Proteus smirks machiavellianly whilst the Duke appears digruntled, and casts his eyes in the direction of Valentine who stands in the corridor to the right of the pair. Lettered at lower left corner of image with 'C' encircling a small image of a bird, as a reference to 'Crane.' |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 28541 |