The Death of Baldur
Sir William Worsley, 1st Baronet (c.1792 - 1879)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1860
Materials
Glass, Oak, Paper
Measurements
355 x 469 mm
Collection
Ormesby Hall, Redcar and Cleveland
NT 707844
Summary
Drawing by Sir William Worsley, 1860, The Death of Baldur, representing death of Hernod (of Scandinavian mythology), riding to Hella to avenge the death of his elder brother, Baldur. This is described in the poem included in the print by George John Cayley, winner of the Chancellor's Gold Medal, Cambridge 1848. Oak frame and silvered fillet.
Provenance
Pennyman collection devised in October 1961 to The National Trust under the terms of Col. J.B.W. Pennyman's will.
Makers and roles
Sir William Worsley, 1st Baronet (c.1792 - 1879), publisher