William Strang
Christian Fights Apollyon: Illustration to 'The Pilgrim's Progress' (Strang No. 309)
About this artwork
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artist:William Strang (1859 - 1921) Scottish
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title:Christian Fights Apollyon: Illustration to 'The Pilgrim's Progress' (Strang No. 309)
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date created:1894
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materials:Etching and engraving on paper
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measurements:Plate mark: 17.60 x 12.50 cm
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credit line:David Strang Gift 1955
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accession number:P 2333.355
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William Strang
William Strang
Born in Dumbarton, William Strang was briefly a clerk in the family shipbuilding firm before he entered the Slade School of Art in London in 1876. At the Slade he was deeply influenced by the teaching of Alphonse Legros, particularly the etching class which Legros instituted in 1877. The subject...
