Illustration to "Paul and Virginia, or the Very Last of the Smugglers," from "The Graphic," June, 1886

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Illustration to "Paul and Virginia, or the Very Last of the Smugglers," from "The Graphic," June, 1886

Randolph Caldecott (English, 1846–1886)

Medium/Technique Wood engraving

Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession Number55.1828

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionProof sheet. (Top row): left: sailor watching amateur artist; center: group of sailors; right: Paul and Virginia's parent in the cottage; (Middle row): left: man in rowboat, people running along beach; center: the grim old man, Virginia's father; (Bottom row): left: amateur artists on holiday; center: portraits of Paul and Virginia; right: Virginia shaking cloth.

ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.