Wood engraving on paper
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Martyrdom St Saturus
Bequeathed by Mrs E. West 1982
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paper print wood engraving
The Martyrdom of St Saturus
image: 83 × 108 mm
Bequeathed by Mrs E. West 1982
<p><a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/eric-the-martyrdom-of-st-saturus-p11046" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>P11046</span></a> <b>The Martyrdom of St Saturus</b> 1928
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<br/>Wood engraving 3 1/4×4 1/4 (83 × 108) on thin Japan paper 7 1/2×6 3/4 (190 × 172), from <i>The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity</i> translated by Walter Shewring and published as an insert in <i>The Fleuron</i>, VII, 1928
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<br/>Bequeathed by Mrs E West 1982
<br/><i>Lit:</i> John Physick, <i>The Engravings of Eric Gill</i>, London 1963, no.559; Malcolm Yorke, <i>Eric Gill, Man of Flesh and Spirit</i>, London 1981, ill.p.263 (on page with typography); <i>Eric Gill, Matter and Spirit</i>, exhibition catalogue, Gillian Jason Gallery, March–April 1982, no.266; Christopher Skelton, <i>The Engravings of Eric Gill</i>, Wellingborough 1983, ill.p.262
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/><i>The Tate Gallery 1982-84: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions</i>, London 1986
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actions: postures and motions adults amphitheatre animals: mammals architecture arm / arms raised bleeding clothing and personal items diseases and conditions drapery leopard male man martyr nudes objects people places of entertainment religion and belief Saints St Saturus universal religious imagery wounded