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The Beechwood, From Gray's "Elegy
The Beechwood, From Gray's "Elegy
The Beechwood, From Gray's "Elegy

The Beechwood, From Gray's "Elegy

Artist (Petworth, England, 1908 - 1991)
Date1946
Mediumwood engraving on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPlate Size: Height: 13.5 cm
Overall: Width: 7.7 cm
Frame: Height: 16.2 cm, Width: 10.5 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1993 by Mrs Betty Clark.
Copyright© Gwenda Morgan
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG010750
About Me"There at the foot of yonder nodding beech / that wreathes its old fantastic roots so high / his listless length at noontime would he stretch / and pore upon the brook that babbles by".
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"There at the foot of yonder nodding beech / that wreathes its old fantastic roots so high / his listless length at noontime would he stretch / and pore upon the brook that babbles by".

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