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Illustration to "Sister Anne's Probation" by Harriet Martineau in "Once a Week"

John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)
Cut by: Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)
1862

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; India proof
Dimensions Block: 12.9 x 10.1 cm (5 1/16 x 4 in.); Sheet: 31.1 x 23.5 cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.3033
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThree nuns sitting at table; one nun standing
Signed Signed
Inscriptionsl.r. in block: "SWAIN Sc"; l.l. in block: JEM (monogram)
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.