"I went to the pond with him, (just like the sea,) To swim his three-decker, That's named after me," Illustration to unsigned poem "Prince Philibert," in "Good Words"

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

1864

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; proof with notes in graphite pencil from artist to engraver

Dimensions Block: 15.8 x 11 cm (6 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.); Sheet: 16.5 x 11.8 cm (6 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.); Mount: 36 x 26.5 cm (14 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)

Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession Number55.3245

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionGirl looking at boy with three-masted sailboat

Signed Signed

Inscriptionsl.l.: "Swain Sc"; l.r.: artist's monogram

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