Harald Harfagr
Date1862
Artist
Frederick Sandys
(English painter, illustrator, and draftsman, 1829–1904)
Printer/Printmaker
Joseph Swain
(British engraver, 1820–1909)
Illustration CitationTranslation of an old Norse ballad, by George Borrow, in Once a Week, 1862
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionscomposition: 7 1/4 × 4 3/16 in. (18.4 × 10.6 cm)
sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (19.1 × 11.4 cm)
sheet: 7 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (19.1 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineSamuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935
Object number1935-141
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThe strong outline and stark contrasts, a reflection of Sandys’ study of the work of Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), contribute to the drama of this powerful image. The story illustrated is drawn from the Scandinavian legend of the warrior-king Harald Harfagr (Harold the Fair).
