A hermit in meditation: the hermit of Warkworth, Northumbria. Wood engraving by Luke Clennell.
- Clennell, Luke, 1781-1840.
- Date:
- 1800-1899
- Reference:
- 30009i
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Identified as St Jerome in an inscription in pencil on the mount of the impression catalogued ("St. Gerome; engraving on wood by Luke Clennell."), but an inscription on the British Museum's impression identifies it as the hermit in 'The hermit of Warkworth, a Northumberland tale, in three parts, by Dr Thomas Percy', 1771 The arched door approached by steps on the left of the print is a feature of the Hermitage at Warkworth, Northumbria
Publication/Creation
[Alnwick] : [W. Davison]
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; image 7.3 x 10.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
L. Clennell.
Signed in the block. "He was given to signing his engravings and drawings within and as part of his designs, as for example on a packhorse's load or on an inn sign or turnpike notice, either simply with initials or with his name in a running hand."--Oxford dictionary of national biography, article on Luke Clennell
Reference
Wellcome Collection 30009i
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Location Status Access Closed stores