Edward Bawden - Peacock and Magpie

Giclée Print on 310 gsm thick, 100% cotton rag. Hand-numbered and hand-embossed. Limited edition of 950....

Image size 30 x 40 cm
Overall Paper Size 42 x 59 cm
Framed size approx. 45 x 62 cm

From the original colour linocut (1970). In the 1970’s Bawden made a series of prints based on Aesop’s Fables. The Peacock has suggested to the others that he is made king, but the Magpie wonders whether, if this is agreed, the Peacock could really protect them against the eagles.