This is a portfolio of 12 large chiaroscuro woodcuts by William Strang. The title and publication details are on the front board of the portfolio and the contents consist of a titled table of contents followed by the 12 woodcuts. There is no text and there is neither numbering nor titling on the woodcuts themselves.
Contents
The woodcuts are:
Death and the children
Death the king
Death the judge
Death and the dancers
Death and the husbandman
Death and the robber
Death the leech
Death on the barricades
Death and the artist
Death the lover
Death the comforter
Death the mourner
Provenance
This portfolio was presented by Sir Edward Maufe R.A. in October 1964.
Binding Note
The woodcuts are housed in a beige linen portfolio with the title, publisher and date of publication (Dec. 1901) printed in black ink within a black box border on the front board; there is no spine title.