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Pissarro, son of the French Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro, moved to England in 1890. By 1894 he and his wife, Esther Bensusan Pissarro, had bought a printing press and established the Eragny Press. Influenced by William Morris, they were involved in every step of the production process: designing, cutting the woodblocks, setting type, and printing. The first book published by Ergany Press, The Queen of the Fishes, is based on an old fairy tale in which a peasant boy and girl escape the hardships of their lives by fantasizing that they have been turned into a giant oak and a splendid fish, respectively.
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Document identity
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145230
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The Queen of the Fishes: Plate 13 (colophon)
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145230
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The Queen of the Fishes: Plate 13 (colophon)
description
Pissarro, son of the French Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro, moved to England in 1890. By 1894 he and his wife, Esther Bensusan Pissarro, had bought a printing press and established the Eragny Press. Influenced by William Morris, they were involved in every step of the production process: designing, cutting the woodblocks, setting type, and printing. The first book published by Ergany Press, The Queen of the Fishes, is based on an old fairy tale in which a peasant boy and girl escape the hardships of their lives by fantasizing that they have been turned into a giant oak and a splendid fish, respectively.
date
1894
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79923283
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27482
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Bound Volume
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1
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import
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Book page: 19.2 x 13.3 cm (7 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
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England, 19th century
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1970.50.m
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woodcut printed in gray
tombstone
The Queen of the Fishes: Plate 13 (colophon), 1894. Lucien Pissarro (British, 1863–1944). Woodcut printed in gray; book page: 19.2 x 13.3 cm (7 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley for the fiftieth anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1970.50.m
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PR - Woodcut
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Gift of Henry H. Hawley for the fiftieth anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland
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2026-05-29 07:27:38.148000
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145230
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PR - Woodcut
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woodcut printed in gray
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male
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