Louis Treize
ArtistDesigned/Sent by
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date1987
Object NameCard
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 9.6 x 15.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017490
About MeCard designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and printed by the Wild Hawthorn Press. It dates to 1987 and features the following text:Louis Treize
Louis Quatorze
Louis Quinze
Louis Seize
Louis Cane
On ne peut point regner innocemment
The card is issued by the committee of Public Safety, Little Sparta and has been addressed on the reverse to Joyce Laing at her home address in Ian Hamilton Finlay's handwriting. It is postmarked 28 October 1987 and has an 18p stamp affixed.
This work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her an example of each new poem print and multiple as it was made.
1916 - 1929
