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The Curse of the Gudmunds

The Curse of the Gudmunds
  • Creator: Thomas Morten 27 March 1836-23 September 1866
  • Description: Thomas Morten's illustration for the poem The Curse of the Gudmunds in the Victorian era poetry periodical Once a Week. Read the poem and see the original illustration here.
  • Source: Once a Week
  • Folio or Page: 155
  • Medium: wood engraving
  • Date: 1866
  • Dimensions (mm): 170 x 120
  • Provenance:
    This illustration is from Once a Week.
  • Rights:
    This illustration from Once a Week is in the public domain.
  • Bibliography:

    Primary Source:

    Morten, Thomas, Alison Chapman (ed.) and the DVPP team. The Curse of the Gudmunds. Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry, Edition 0.98.8beta, University of Victoria, Accessed 4th January 2024. https://dvpp.uvic.ca/poems/onceaweek/1866/pom_13462_the_curse_of_the_gudmunds_a.html.
  • Identity Number: DVPP-OncWk-1866-13462-155
  • Download size: 2.38 MB
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Victorian (en.)The Victorian era began with the reign of Queen Victoria and ended with her death (June 20, 1837 – January 22, 1901).

Source Materials:

Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry DVPP Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry explores the poetry most read in the long Victorian period: poems published in periodicals, magazines, and newspapers dating from 1817 to 1901.
Once a Week (en.) Launched by Bradbury and Evans, the publisher of Household Words, after their split with Dickens, Once a Week (1859-1880) was a weekly middle-class family magazine that prominently featured illustrations.(Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry website)

Source Persons

Morten, Thomas (en.) b. 1836
d. 1866
Nationality: English
Occupation: Illustrator
Residence: London
Illustrator and painter of genre scenes. Born in Uxbridge, Middlesex. Lived in London. Studied at Leigh’s Central Practical School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. Exhibited at the Royal Academy, Portland Gallery, and Society of British Artists. Briefly a member of the Hogarth Club, but was removed due to his differences with the Pre-Raphaelites. Married Henrietta Heaton on 23 August 1862. Contributed to London Society and The Quiver. Member of the Savage Club. Friends with James McNeil Whistler, George Du Maurier, and Edward Poynter. Biographical information: Houfe 395, Wood 330, ODNB. (Biographical information: Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry website)