The frankeleyns tale illustrative materials - Aurelius and Dorigen Pencil Sketch

The frankeleyns tale illustrative materials - Aurelius and Dorigen Pencil Sketch

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Franklin's tale -- Illustrations
Drawing, English -- 19th century -- Specimens
Illustration of books -- England -- 19th century -- Specimens
Kelmscott Press
Canterbury Tales

This collection of illustrative materials relates to the Frankeleyns tale in the Kelmscott Press 1896 edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. It displays various steps in the collaborative process of translating Edward Burne-Jones's drawings into printed illustrations: First, Burne-Jones created the original pencil drawing, which was then photographed by Emery Walker. Robert Catterson-Smith would finalize the drawing by going over the platinum print first with dark pencil and then ink. This final inked version would then be transferred to a woodblock, to be cut by W.H. Hooper. These materials provide additional insight into the revision process, as figures were enlarged and perfected before the final inking.

Aurelius and Dorigen : page 167 : enlarged detail of left-hand figure against pencil-ruled grid : Catterson Smith's annotation on detached frame reads "enlarged by me and drawn over by Sir E.B-J." : accompanied by letter from Isabel Catterson-Smith dated 1939, explaining that her father had asked Burne-Jones to draw the larger figure to scale to better show the drapery.

Smith, Robert Catterson, 1853- Annotator
Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833-1898
Smith, Isabel Catterson
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Franklin's tale

Triple Crown Collection

Kelmscott Press

1895

http://catalog.wustl.edu:80/record=b5889404~S2

drawings

Morris-William-Franklyns-939918199-002.jpg

pencil drawing