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History:
This necklace has
been adapted from the 1930 engraving of 'DEVINE LOVERS'
by Eric Gill, now located in the collection of the Royal Academy of Arts,
London. Eric Rowton Gill was born in Brighton, in 1882, the son of a clergyman.
Abandoning an architectural career, he took up letter cutting in stone before
progressing to engraving and sculpture. His friend, Augustus John, encouraged
him to exhibit in 1911. Thereafter, Gill produced a wide range of designs in
wood, stone and paper, many inspired by his Catholicism to which he converted in
1913. His most well known works include "The stations of the cross" in
Westminster Cathedral, "Mankind" in the Tate Gallery, London, and his famous
typographic designs including Gill and Perpetual, still widely used today.
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