From Her Fayre Eyes He Took Commandëment

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From Her Fayre Eyes He Took Commandëment
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From Her Fayre Eyes He Took Commandëment

Date1934
Illustration Citation"Clipping the Wings of Fear," by Rufus Steele, Christian Science Monitor, August 22, 1934.
MediumInk, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on cardstock
Dimensionscomposition: 12 13/16 × 10 1/8 in. (32.5 × 25.7 cm)
sheet: 13 3/4 × 10 1/4 in. (34.9 × 26 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Violet Oakley Foundation, 1982
Object number1982-85
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Label TextThis drawing illustrates a scene from The Faerie Queen by Sir Edmund Spenser. The inscription repeats the second to last line of the epic poem's first section, "Una and the Lion."
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