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Date: 1984-1998
Curator: Justin Howes Collection (1963-2005)
Dimensions:
300 × 210 mm (30 × 21 cm)
135 × 105 mm (13.5 × 10.5 cm)
130 × 125 mm (13 × 12.5 cm)
135 × 107 mm (13.5 × 10.7 cm)
135 × 120 mm (13.5 × 12 cm)
135 × 120 mm (13.5 × 12 cm)
120 × 125 mm (12 × 12.5 cm)
Medium: paper ink
Object number: P.2016.805.M.1-7
DescriptionLetter from Peter Forster to JH sending him illustrations he did for ‘The Press’ by Andrew Marvell in 1984 (23-2-1998)
.2 ad vincit(?), Marvell holding a chain of 0s, gs, ps and ds
.3 Deluge, Marvell buried under mass of letters
.4 Laocoon, Marvell seated holding and supporting various letters
.5 Pilgrim, Marvell carrying letters on his back, crossing a field of letters
.6 S. Sebastian, Marvell being pierced by letters
.7 The Rack, Marvell resting on a bed of letters with other letters pressing on top of him