Eric Gill

The Martyrdom of St Saturus

1928

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Artist
Eric Gill 1882–1940
Medium
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 83 x 108 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Mrs E. West 1982
Reference
P11046

Catalogue entry

P11046 The Martyrdom of St Saturus 1928

Wood engraving 3 1/4×4 1/4 (83 × 108) on thin Japan paper 7 1/2×6 3/4 (190 × 172), from The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity translated by Walter Shewring and published as an insert in The Fleuron, VII, 1928
Not inscribed
Bequeathed by Mrs E West 1982
Lit: John Physick, The Engravings of Eric Gill, London 1963, no.559; Malcolm Yorke, Eric Gill, Man of Flesh and Spirit, London 1981, ill.p.263 (on page with typography); Eric Gill, Matter and Spirit, exhibition catalogue, Gillian Jason Gallery, March–April 1982, no.266; Christopher Skelton, The Engravings of Eric Gill, Wellingborough 1983, ill.p.262

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Published in:
The Tate Gallery 1982-84: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1986

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