William.Morris.John.Ball
Summary
Artwork by E. Burne-Jones, April 1888, for the first book edition of William Morris' A Dream of John Ball. Illustrates the couplet "When Adam delved and Eve span / Who was then the gentleman?" which had international popularity in several Germanic languages as an equalitarian slogan during the medieval period.
Tags
Date
1888
Source
Internet Archive
Copyright info
public domain