Paper cover for Waiting for Death, an unpublished engraving on wood by Thomas Bewick, being his last work
Artwork Details
- Title: Paper cover for Waiting for Death, an unpublished engraving on wood by Thomas Bewick, being his last work
- Publisher: Robert Robinson (British, active 1877–92)
- Subject: Relates to Thomas Bewick (British, Eltringham, Northumberland 1753–1828 Gateshead)
- Printer: Andrew Reid (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
- Date: 1878
- Medium: Letterpress on blue paper
- Dimensions: Sheet: 18 9/16 × 15 1/4 in. (47.2 × 38.8 cm)
- Classification: Ephemera
- Credit Line: Gift of David Silve, 1936
- Object Number: 36.23.50(4)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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