Wood Engravings I
Wood engravings available for sale are printed from the engraved wood blocks on fine papers and are signed & numbered limited editions or signed artists proofs.
They are typically 9cm x 7cm in size and are not mounted.
Almost 300 were engraved between 1960 and 1989 for Faber & Faber, Oxford University Press, The Folio Society, The Libanus Press and The Limited Editions Club of New York.
A complete catalogue of wood engravings are listed in The Wood Engravings of Richard Shirley Smith 1994.
WHITHER
From A Point Of Departure. Catalogue No.17
Copyright ©1961 Richard Shirley Smith
THE DARK TOWER
From A Point Of Departure, 1961. Catalogue No.23
Copyright ©1961 Richard Shirley Smith
CUPID'S PROGRESS OR THE FOUR SEASONS
Four pearwood cover designs for the Oxford University Press quarterly The Periodical. Catalogue No.161
Copyright ©1970 Richard Shirley Smith
CUPID'S PROGRESS OR THE FOUR SEASONS
Four pearwood cover designs for the Oxford University Press quarterly The Periodical. Catalogue No.162
Copyright ©1970 Richard Shirley Smith
CUPID'S PROGRESS OR THE FOUR SEASONS
Four pearwood cover designs for the Oxford University Press quarterly The Periodical. Catalogue No.163
Copyright ©1970 Richard Shirley Smith
CUPID'S PROGRESS OR THE FOUR SEASONS
Four pearwood cover designs for the Oxford University Press quarterly The Periodical. Catalogue No.164
Copyright ©1970 Richard Shirley Smith
SHELLEY AT THE BATHS OF CARACALLA, ROME
From The Poems Of Shelley. Catalogue No.165
Copyright ©1971 Richard Shirley Smith
KEATS'S DEATH MASK WITH FLOWERS IN ROME
From The Poems Of Shelley. Catalogue No.167
Copyright ©1971 Richard Shirley Smith
WITH A GUITAR, TO JANE
From The Poems Of Shelley. Catalogue No.168
Copyright ©1971 Richard Shirley Smith
PORTRAIT OF JANE WILLIAMS
From The Poems Of Shelley. Catalogue No.169
Copyright ©1971 Richard Shirley Smith
WREATHED URN, CONE SPEAR AND CURTAIN, (ADONAIS)
From The Poems Of Shelley. Catalogue No.182
Copyright ©1971 Richard Shirley Smith
MOTHS AND MOON (PART II LOVE)
From The Poems Of Shelley. Catalogue No.192
Copyright ©1971 Richard Shirley Smith