"There's Nae Luck About the House," Illustration to "The Home Affections Portrayed by the Poets"

Requires Photography

John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)
Cut by: Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)

1858

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; India proof

Dimensions Block: 12.5 x 9.3 cm (4 15/16 x 3 11/16 in.); Sheet: 14.8 x 11.4 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/2 in.); Mount: 15.6 x 12.2 cm (6 1/8 x 4 13/16 in.)

Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession Number55.3519

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionWoman helping man on with his coat while two children look on

Signed Signed

Inscriptionsl.l.: artist's monogram; l.r.: "DALZIEL SC"

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