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Maria and the Clown
Maria and the Clown

Maria and the Clown

Artist (London, England, 1903 - 1942)
Date1932
Mediumwood engraving on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPlate Size: Height: 11.5 cm, Width: 12.7 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1951 by Rex Nan Kivell.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG006776
About MeProduced for the title page of 'Twelfth Night' (Golden Cockerel Press, 1932), this delightful figurative work was considered by Robert Gibbings, owner of the Cockerel Press, to be one of Ravilious' best frontispieces.

The design is bold and strong, yet also full of fine detail. Delicate ribbons adorning Maria's sleeve and the Jester's falling bells are picked out with meticulous skill.

More About Me
For the title page of an edition of Twelfth Night, the maidservant Maria failing to get Feste the clown to say where he has been