Engraving on paper
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The Acts of the Apostles
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/frances-richards-1837" aria-label="More by Frances Richards" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Frances Richards</a>
Pentecost
Purchased 1981
actions: postures and motions
Acts, chapter 2
adults
Apostle
Bible: New Testament
fire
furnishings
group
groups
Holy Spirit
Judaeo-Christian imagery
man
natural phenomena
objects
people
religion and belief
sitting
stool
table
paper print engraving
Pentecost
image: 190 × 140 mm
Purchased 1981
<p><b>P07417</b>[from] THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 1929–80 [<a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/richards-pentecost-p07417" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07417</span></a>-<a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/richards-praying-to-the-animals-p07423" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P07423</span></a>; complete]
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<br/>All inscribed ‘FR’ bottom right
<br/>Seven engravings, printed at Studio Prints, published by Barn Elm Editions in an edition of 70, in range 6×5 1/2–5 1/2×5 3/4 (15.2×14–14×14.6)
<br/>Purchased from Mel Gooding (Grant-in-Aid) 1980
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<br/>In 1929 Stanley Morison commissioned Frances Richards to produce an <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/e/engraving" title="Glossary definition for 'Engraving'"><span>engraving</span></a> illustrating the Acts of the Apostles for The Fleuron. A version of ‘The Shipwreck’ was published, but the plate was subsequently lost. Another version of ‘The Shipwreck’ and six more plates were engraved at the same time but never proofed. In 1978 the plates were discovered, proofed and editioned by Mel Gooding of Barn Elm Editions.
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/><i>The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions</i>, London 1984
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Catalogue entry
2004-10-11T00:00:00
catalogue-entry
CATALOGUE_ENTRY
actions: postures and motions Acts, chapter 2 adults Apostle Bible: New Testament fire furnishings group groups Holy Spirit Judaeo-Christian imagery man natural phenomena objects people religion and belief sitting stool table