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"The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant," Illustration to "Parables of our Lord"
"The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant," Illustration to "Parables of our Lord"

"The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant," Illustration to "Parables of our Lord"

John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)
Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1863
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving, India proof touched with opaque white watercolor, with notes in margin in graphite pencil from artist to engraver
DimensionsBlock: 14 x 10.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); Sheet: 21.8 x 17.9 cm (8 9/16 x 7 1/16 in.); Mount: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.1450
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ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsl.l.: artist's monogram; In graphite pencil in margins, copious notes by Millais, including "top of head lighter a good deal...Dear D - I am working...J.E.M."ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.
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