Illustration to the poem "Irene" from "Cornhill Magazine"

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

1862

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; India proof, with artist's notes and sketches to engraver in graphite pencil

Dimensions Block: 17.3 x 11.4 cm (6 13/16 x 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 29 x 22 cm (11 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession Number55.3323

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Signed

Inscriptionsl.l.: artist's monogram; l.r.: "SWAIN Sc"; margins: artist's notes to engraver in graphite pencil

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