Chaucer and Cupid
Artist
Eric Gill
(British, 1882 - 1940)
Publisher
Douglas Cleverdon
(British, 1903 - 1987)
Date1927; pub. 1929
Mediumwood engraving
DimensionsImage: 6 11/16 × 1 3/16 in. (17 × 3 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 3 3/4 in. (27.2 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Hillary Hanson
CultureBritish
Inscribedl.r. on sheet in pencil: 2016-82
PortfolioTroilus and Criseyde; Engravings by Eric Gill
Catalogue raisonnéJ.P. 443
Object numberPC2016.14.82
ClassificationsPrint Collection
Descriptionmarginalia/border illustration; bearded man with black turban on head standing on cloud, 3/4 view pointed to right, holding quill and ink horn(?) in hands; tiny figure kneels on top of man's shoulder and whispers in his ear while man looks back over his shoulder at kneeling figureThis record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
c. 1645
1936
1964
ca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)
probably 1650-1660
1967
