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His work adorns some of the nation's most notable public buildings, including Westminster Cathedral and Broadcasting House. He has become a controversial figure following the 1989 publication of a revelatory biography by Fiona MacCarthy. Nearly 50 years after his death, it emerged that Gill had kept diaries detailing his shocking acts of sexual abuse, incest and bestiality.","physicalDescription":"Engraving","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Eric Gill","id":"A4651"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"The Golden Cockerel Press","id":"AUTH316809"},"association":{"text":"publisher","id":"x32600"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"printing ink","id":"AAT187371"}],"techniques":[{"text":"engraving","id":"AAT53225"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"engraving","categories":[{"text":"Illustration","id":"THES48938"},{"text":"Prints","id":"THES48903"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2018KY5371"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLD","id":"THES49658"},"free":"","case":"94","shelf":"D","box":"27.H"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"print","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1926","earliest":"1926-01-01","latest":"1926-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Mrs Mary Gill, widow of the artist","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"112","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"2016","earliest":"2016-01-01","latest":"2016-12-31"},"part":"image","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"90","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"2016","earliest":"2016-01-01","latest":"2016-12-31"},"part":"image","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"257","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"2016","earliest":"2016-01-01","latest":"2016-12-31"},"part":"sheet","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"196","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"2016","earliest":"2016-01-01","latest":"2016-12-31"},"part":"sheet","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions from catalogue: 4.5 x 3.5 inches","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Eric Gill. Dalliance. One of nine illustrations, including alternatives, for <i>Procreant Hymn</i> by E. Powys, 1926.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Mr. J. F. Physick, <u>Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952 Volume II: The Engravings of Eric Gill</u>, London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960:\r\nThe full text of the record is as follows:\r\n\r\n<b>'1926  </b>\r\n<b>\r\n359 </b>\r\n\r\nGod Sending. (81) Proof of the frontispiece to <i>Procreant Hymn</i> (E.R.G.277) by E. Powys Mathers, No.37 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, 1926.\r\n<i>Inscribed in pencil on the mount by the artist with title and</i> (copper) (P. Hymn I.) Ed. 15. £1.1.0 <i>and numbered</i> 81.\r\n<i>Engraving. </i>\nE.1207-1952\r\n<i>Note: </i>The artist refers to this and the following 8 engravings (E.1208-1215—1952) in letters to the Rev. Desmond Chute, dated 13 December 1925 and 5 May 1926, on pp.194, 212 of<i> Letters of Eric Gill,</i> edited by Walter Shewring, published by Messrs. Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1947.\n\r\n<b>360</b>\r\n\r\nEarth Waiting. (82) Illustration to face page 8 of <i>Procreant Hymn</i> (E.R.G.277) by E. Powys Mathers, No.37 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, 1926. The plate was subsequently used for illustration as Plate 82 of <i>Engravings by Eric Gill </i>(E.R.G.I7), with a preface by the artist, printed by the Fanfare Press, London, published by Douglas Cleverdon, Bristol, 1929.\r\n<i>Signed in pencil</i> Eric G <i>and numbered</i> 13/15. <i>Inscribed in pencil on the mount by the artist with title and</i> (P. Hymn. 2) Ed. 15 £1.1.0<i> and numbered</i> 82.<i>\nEngraving.</i>\r\nE.1208-1952\n\r\n<b>361</b>\r\nEarth Inviting. (83) Proof of an illustration to face page 10 of <i>Procreant Hymn</i> (E.R.G.277) by E. Powys Mathers, No.37 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, 1926.<i>\r\nInscribed in pencil on the mount by the artist with title and</i> (copper) (P. Hymn, 3) Ed. 15 £1.1.0 <i>and numbered</i> 83.\r\n<i>Engraving</i>. \nE.1209-1952\n\r\n<b>362</b>\r\n\r\nDalliance. (84) Proof of an illustration to face page 15 of <i>Procreant Hymn </i>(E.R.G.277) by E. Powys Mathers, No.37 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, 1926. \n<i>Inscribed in pencil by the artist with title and</i> (P. Hymn, 4) Ed. 15\t£1.1.0 <i>and numbered</i> 84.\r\n<i>Engraving</i>. \nE.1210-1952\n\n<b>363</b>\r\n\r\nEarth Receiving. (85) Proof of an illustration to face page 19 of <i>Procreant Hymn </i>(E.R.G.277) by E. Powys Mathers, No.37 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, 1926.\r\n<i>Inscribed in pencil on the mount by the artist with title and</i> (copper) (P. Hymn, 5) Ed. IS £1.1.0 <i>and numbered</i> 85.\r\n<i>Engraving.</i>\nE.1211-1952\n\r\n<b>364\n</b>\r\nGod Sending. (86) Proof of an alternative design for the frontispiece to <i>Procreant Hymn</i> (E.R.G.277) by E. Powys Mathers, No.37 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, 1926.\r\n<i>Signed in pencil</i> EG <i>and inscribed</i> EG's proof. <i>Numbered</i> 86. <i>Inscribed in pencil on the mount by the artist</i> (Alternative to No.81) Ed 25 <i>and numbered</i> 86.\r\n<i>Engraving.</i>\nE.1212-1952\n<i>Note: </i>Douglas Cleverdon in <i>Engravings by Eric Gill,</i> 1929, states that this subject was printed in an edition of 15 impressions.\n\r\n<b>365\n</b>\r\nEarth Inviting. (87) Proof of an alternative design for the illustration to face page 8 of <i>Procreant Hymn</i> (E.R.G.277) by E. Powys Mathers, No.37 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, 1926.\r\n<i>Signed in pencil</i> EG <i>and inscribed</i> EG's proof. <i>Numbered</i> 87. <i>Inscribed in pencil on the mount by the artist</i> (alternative to No.83) Ed 25 and numbered 87.\r\n<i>Engraving. </i>\nE.1213-1952\r\n<i>Note: </i>Douglas Cleverdon in <i>Engravings by Eric Gill,</i> 1929, states that this subject was printed in an edition of 15 impressions.\n\r\n<b>366\n</b>\r\nEarth Wrestling. (88) Proof of an alternative design for the illustration to face page 15 of <i>Procreant Hymn</i> (E.R.G.277) by E. Powys Mathers, No.37 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, 1926.\r\nSigned in pencil EG and inscribed EG's proof. Numbered 88. Inscribed in pencil on the mount by the artist (alternative to No.84) Ed 25 and numbered 88.\r\n<i>Engraving.</i> \nE.1214-1952\r\n<i>Note: </i>Douglas Cleverdon states in Engravings by Eric Gill, 1929, that this subject was printed in an edition of 15 impressions.\r\n\n<b>367</b>\nEarth Receiving. (89) Proof of an alternative design for the illustration to face page 19 of <i>Procreant Hymn</i> (E.R.G.277) by E. Powys Mathers, No.37 of the publications of the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, 1926.\r\n<i>Inscribed in pencil by the artist</i> EG's proof. <i>Numbered</i> 89. <i>Inscribed in pencil on the mount by the artist </i>(Alternative to No.85) Ed. 25 <i>and numbered</i> 89.\r\n<i>Engraving.</i> \nE.1215-1952\r\n<i>Note: </i>Douglas Cleverdon states in <i>Engravings by Eric Gill,</i> 1929, that this subject was printed in an edition of 15 impressions.'\n"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["E.1210-1952"],"accessionNumberNum":"1210","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1952,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-12-11","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-30","availableToBook":false}}