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Ave Jesu Parvule

Eric Gill, 1917

MEDIUMWood engraving on cream wove paper tipped at top to cream paper
DIMENSIONSImage/block: 5.3 × 5.2 cm (2 1/8 × 2 1/16 in.); Sheet: 6.9 × 6.8 cm (2 3/4 × 2 11/16 in.); Secondary support: 27 × 22.6 cm (10 11/16 × 8 15/16 in.)
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
COLLECTIONPrints and Drawings
CULTUREEngland
CREDIT LINEGift of the Print and Drawing Club
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THE ARTIST
Eric Gill

Eric Gill was a prolific English sculptor, letter cutter, and printmaker, known for designing typefaces like Gill Sans and his intricate wood engravings.

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