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The Sphinx

1894
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Sphinx
  • Artist: Illustrations and binding by Charles Ricketts (British, Geneva 1866–1931 London)
  • Author: Oscar Wilde (Irish, Dublin 1854–1900 Paris)
  • Dedicatee: Marcel Schwob (French, 1867–1905)
  • Publisher: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, The Bodley Head, London (British, London 1887–1894)
  • Date: 1894
  • Medium: Illustrations: relief process and letterpress
  • Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 7 x 1/2 in. (22.2 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Jane Erdmann Whitney, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.1145.26
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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