Prince Charming in the Forest

Walter Crane

Associated Names
Walter Crane

Artist, British, 1845 - 1915

This is a drawing of a person with a bow and arrow in a dense forest setting. The drawing depicts a figure dressed in a tunic and cap, poised to release an arrow from a bow. The scene is set in a lush forest, with tall trees surrounding the figure. The trees have thick trunks with closely spaced vertical lines representing bark, and leafy branches arched overhead. The composition features flowing vines and flowers that frame the figure. Intricate detailing on the foliage and the figure's attire enhances the drawing's liveliness and organic feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brush and red ink

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.3 x 25.5 cm (11 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.1.29

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius S. Held [1905-2002], by 1970; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 9.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

2019

  • Arabesque, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, 2019-2020, no. 10, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left artist's monogram in red ink: (a crane insidea C framed in a near square rectangle); upper right verso in graphite: End paper / The Sleeping Bea[auty] / lift ha [?] / p.; lRv//in graphite: p. 97-11=117; eRv//in blue ink: Walter Crane (1845- / 1915) / End-pape r for / "Sleeping Beauty"

Wikidata ID

Q64633992

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