From:Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

Name/TitleGospel of St. Mark

About this objectRaymond Hawthorn (1917-1997) was a British wood engraver and printmaker. Born in Dorset in 1917, he studied art at the Coventry School of Art from 1935-9 and Hornsey School of Art from 1939-40. He was local to the Wirral, being a member of the Wirral Society of Arts and a teacher at the Laird School of Art. Throughout his career, he created collections of engravings to be used as illustrations in books, for example, Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, trans. Richard Aldington, 1962), The Life of Alexander the Great (trans. Aubrey de Sélincourt, 1970), and The Rise and Fall of Athens (Ian Scott-Kilvert, 1967). His artistic process involved engraving woodblocks for prints as well as watercolour paintings. His work is complex, detailed and uses a monochrome palette. This design comes from a collection made for a Pelican Edition of Commentaries on the New Testament published in the late 20th century.

This woodblock depicts events from the Gospel of St. Mark, which focuses on depicting Jesus as a miracle worker and healer who is both the Son of God and the Son of Man.

MakerHawthorn, Raymond (1917-1997)

Maker Roleengraver

Period20th century

Medium and Materialswood

Style and Iconographyreligious

Inscription and Marks"Gospel of St. Mark"
Signature of "Raymond Hawthorn"
Notes on storage conditions

Techniquewoodblock

Measurementsheight: 9.5cm
width: 11.5cm
depth: 2cm

Subject and Association KeywordsChristianity

Subject and Association Keywordsbird

Subject and Association Keywordsmiracle

Subject and Association Keywordsst. Mark

Credit LinePresented by Mark R. Hammer, 2026

Object Typewoodblock

Object numberBIKGM.9359

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