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"Alternate leaf and acorn ball in wreath about her hair," Illustration to "The Talking Oak" in "Poems by Alfred Tennyson"
Image Not Available for "Alternate leaf and acorn ball in wreath about her hair," Illustration to "The Talking Oak" in "Poems by Alfred Tennyson"

"Alternate leaf and acorn ball in wreath about her hair," Illustration to "The Talking Oak" in "Poems by Alfred Tennyson"

John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)
Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1857
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving, India proof, touched with white with artist's notes, and also wood engraving, partial proof
DimensionsSheet (a): 15.9 x 12cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4in.); Sheet (b): 6 x 8.5cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/8in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.1442a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsa: In graphite, various notes by Millais, including: "Compare this with another proof / Wherever you see white paint, make the lines more delicate."ProvenanceHarold T. Hartley (1851-1943, London); to his son Sir Harold Hartley (1878-1972, London); from whom purchased by MFA April 14, 1955.
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