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Illustration to "Head of Hair for Sale," poem in "Once A Week"

John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)
Cut by: Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)
1860

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; India proof
Dimensions Block: 11.5 x 9.5 cm (4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.); Sheet: 29.5 x 22.8 cm (11 5/8 x 9 in.)
Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.3271
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMan cutting seated woman's hair
Signed Signed
Inscriptionsl.r.: "Swain Sc" and artist's monogram
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.