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Image Not Available for Illustration to "The Little Mourner" by Henry Alford from "English Sacred Poems" London; George Routledge and Sons, 1862, p. 348
Illustration to "The Little Mourner" by Henry Alford from "English Sacred Poems" London; George Routledge and Sons, 1862, p. 348
Image Not Available for Illustration to "The Little Mourner" by Henry Alford from "English Sacred Poems" London; George Routledge and Sons, 1862, p. 348

Illustration to "The Little Mourner" by Henry Alford from "English Sacred Poems" London; George Routledge and Sons, 1862, p. 348

Frederick Sandys (English, 1829–1904)
Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1862
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; touched signed proof with artist's notes to engraver
DimensionsBlock: 14 x 10.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); Sheet: 26.1 x 19.6 cm (10 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.2951
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ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsl.r. in block: artist's monogram; l.l. in block: "Dalziel Sc"; l.l. signed in graphite pencil: "Frederick Sandys"; bottom margin in graphite pencil: "F. Sandys The Little Mourner. Alford. English Sacred poetry. Routeledge / 1862"ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.
Illustration to "The Little Mourner" by Henry Alford from "English Sacred Poems" London; George Routledge and Sons, 1862, p. 348
Illustration to "The Little Mourner" by Henry Alford from "English Sacred Poems" London; George Routledge and Sons, 1862, p. 348
Frederick Sandys
1862
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