The Crown of Love by George Meredith - Three Studies of the Lover carrying the Princess up the Hill1859 Accession number: 1906P571 Pencil on blue paper. Width: 208 mm Height: 130 mm InformationThree studies of a lover carrying the princess up the hill based on the story 'The Crown of Love' by George Meredith. Each attempt shows slight variations in posture. The final wood-engraving (executed by Joseph Swain) was published in 'Once a Week' on 31st December 1859 (p. 10) and illustrates the lines:O death-white mouth! O cast me down!Thou diest? Then with thee I die.See'st though the Angels with a Crown?We twain have reach'd the sky.
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