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The Parable of the Boiling Pot
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The Parable of the Boiling Pot

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (English, 1833–1898)
Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1880
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving, India proof
DimensionsBlock: 17.8 x 13.4 cm (7 x 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 25.2 x 22.2 cm (9 15/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.1435
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsTop margin in graphite pencil in hand of Gilbert Dalziel: "Hand-Press India-proof: Gilbert Dalziel"; u.r. in graphite pencil: "70"; l.l. in graphite pencil: "The Parable of the Boiling Pot / Dalziel's Bible Gallery"; l.r. in graphite pencil: "Burne-Jones"ProvenanceHarold T. Hartley (1851-1943, London); to his son Sir Harold Hartley (1878-1972, London); from whom purchased by MFA April 14, 1955.