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The Ballad of Oriana
The Ballad of Oriana

The Ballad of Oriana

William Holman Hunt (English, 1827–1910)
Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1857
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; India proof, touched with pencil
DimensionsBlock: 8.1 x 9.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Sheet: 10.7 x 11.7 cm (4 3/16 x 4 5/8 in.); Mount: 38 x 28 cm (14 15/16 x 11 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.1352
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsl.r. in block: WHH (monogram); l.middle in block: "Dalziel Sc"; Lower margin on mount in black ink: "The pencil marks were made/ on the Proof by the artist, as/ improvements for the Engraver./ Gilbert Dalziel"ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.
Godiva
William Holman Hunt
1857