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"The Importunate Friend," Illustration to "The Parable of the Importunate Friend" from "The Parables of Our Lord"

John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)
Cut by: Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1864

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; India proof
Dimensions Block: 13.9 x 10.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); Sheet: 23 x 17.4 cm (9 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.3193
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Signed
Inscriptionsl.r.: artist's monogram; l.l.: "DALZIEL"; l.r. margin in graphite pencil: "Burnished India-Proof / Gilbert Dalziel"; l.l. margin in pencil: title
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.