Fotoreproductie van een tekening, voorstellende Redcrosse op een paard en Una op een ezel before 1871

This anonymous drawing, likely created before 1871, illustrates a scene from Edmund Spenser’s epic poem “The Faerie Queen.” The artwork depicts Redcrosse, a knight on horseback, and Una, riding a donkey, traveling through a wooded landscape. The pen-and-ink drawing captures the epic nature of the poem, highlighting the dramatic scene of a chivalrous knight on a quest. The work is a fine example of the illustrative art produced in the Victorian period, often used to accompany literary works. This drawing is an excellent example of black-and-white illustrative artwork.