Wood engraving on paper
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/frederick-walker-575" aria-label="More by Frederick Walker" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Frederick Walker</a>
Spring Days engraved by Brothers Dalziel
Presented by Gilbert Dalziel 1924
actions: postures and motions
bush
children
flower
girl
landscape
leisure and pastimes
people
picking flowers
plants and flowers
recreational activities
seasons
spring
walking
wooded
<p>This is one of six illustrations Frederick Walker produced for one of the most popular Idyllic books, A Round of Days. The Dalziel brothers described this book of poems as a compendium of ‘every-day scenes, occurrences and incidents’. The publication was an enormous success and the Dalziels republished and later reissued sections of the book in Pictures Posies 1874 and English Rustic Pictures 1882.</p><p>This illustration, after a poem by Dora Greenwell, shows the hallmarks of Pre-Raphaelitism in the naturalistic details and dense composition.</p><p><em>Gallery label, July 2008</em></p>
paper print wood engraving
9 August 2004 – 8 August 2005
2005-08-08
1 March 2004
2004-03-01
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-08-09
19th Century Illustration
Collection based display
Spring Days, engraved by the Brothers Dalziel
image: 162 × 121 mm
Presented by Gilbert Dalziel 1924
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<span class="text7">This is one of six illustrations Frederick Walker      produced for one of the most popular Idyllic books, </span><span class="tItalic">A Round of Days</span><span class="text7">. The Dalziel brothers      described this book of poems as a compendium of ‘every-day scenes,      occurrences and incidents’. The </span><span class="text15">publication      was an enormous success and</span><span class="text7"> </span><span class="text15">the Dalziels republished and later reissued</span><span class="text7"> sections of the book in </span><span class="tItalic">Pictures      Posies</span><span class="text7"> 1874 and </span><span class="tItalic">English      Rustic Pictures </span><span class="text7">1882. </span>
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<span class="text7">This illustration, after a poem by Dora Greenwell,      shows the hallmarks of  <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/pre-raphaelite" title="Glossary definition for 'Pre-Raphaelite'"><span>Pre-Raphaelitism</span></a> in the naturalistic  details and      dense <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/composition" title="Glossary definition for 'Composition'"><span>composition</span></a>. </span>
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actions: postures and motions bush children flower girl landscape leisure and pastimes people picking flowers plants and flowers recreational activities seasons spring walking wooded