Swarmed Upon Me (1919) – Harry Clarke | Poe's Pit and the Pendulum

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Harry Clarke's 1919 plate for Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum — the prisoner as the rats close in, printed as an archival art print.

Strapped to a wooden frame in a dungeon of the Inquisition, with a blade swinging lower with every pass, Poe's narrator survives by smearing the bonds with meat and letting the rats gnaw him free. Clarke takes the caption "They swarmed upon me in ever-accumulating heaps" and fills the plate with the crush of it, in black ink and nothing else.

Clarke (1889–1931), the Dublin stained-glass artist, drew twenty-four plates for Harrap's 1919 edition of Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination, every one in black and white. The Pit and the Pendulum has two of them; this is the second.

It hangs well in a study, a library or a home office, anywhere the detail rewards a second look. Made to order, shipped worldwide and backed by hundreds of verified customer reviews.

Materials & craftsmanship

Paper: 250 gsm fine art paper, matte, uncoated, natural off-white archival surface.
Frame: oak or ash hardwood in black, white or natural wood, 20 mm profile, ready to hang.
Protection: clear shatterproof plexiglass on framed prints.

Framed in white, natural wood or black, or unframed. Printed on archival matte paper and made to order.

Frame options and sizes

Frame finishes

White — ash
Natural wood — oak
Black — ash

All frames are 20 mm deep, made from responsibly sourced timber.

Glazing

Shatterproof clear acrylic — lighter than glass.

Paper

Archival matte paper — uncoated, off-white, acid-free and FSC-certified. No gloss, no laminate.

Sizes

30x40 cm / 12x16″ — Unframed, white, natural wood, black
60x80 cm / 24x32″ — Unframed, white, natural wood, black
45x60 cm / 18x24″ — Unframed, white, natural wood, black
75x100 cm / 30x40″ — unframed only

Hanging

Framed prints arrive ready to hang, with a hanging kit for portrait or landscape. Unframed prints arrive without a frame — up to A4 ship flat, larger sizes ship rolled in a protective tube.

Care

For indoor use. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from damp. Dust with a dry cloth; wipe the acrylic with a soft, slightly damp cloth.

Shipping

Free worldwide shipping. Made to order and sent from the production hub closest to you — Ireland 3–7 business days, UK 4–8, USA 5–10, Canada 6–12, Australia 7–14. Framed prints are boxed with protective corners and internal supports.

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