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Sir John Everett Millais
1829-1896
[Leaf sisters waiting for news of their nephew Ascott] / JM [monogram] ; Dalziel sc.
[London? : s.n., 1862?]
wood engraving
image: 152 x 114 mm; sheet: 694 x 550 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1078:4
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Block signed with artist's monogram.
Proof on India paper of an untitled wood engraving by Dalziel after an illustration by Millais for Mrs. Craik's novel Mistress and maid, originally published with the illustrations by Millais in: Good words, Jan.-Dec., 1862, p. 545.
Summary:
Illustration shows the Leaf sisters awaiting news of Ascott, with Hilary Leaf standing with her hands clasped behind her back as the other two sisters engage in sewing.
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