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"The Wise and Foolish Virgins" Illustration to "The Parable of the Ten Virgins"
Image Not Available for "The Wise and Foolish Virgins" Illustration to "The Parable of the Ten Virgins"

"The Wise and Foolish Virgins" Illustration to "The Parable of the Ten Virgins"

John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)
Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1864
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; India proof touched by the artist with opaque white watercolor
DimensionsBlock: 14 x 10.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); Sheet: 19.9 x 16.3 cm (7 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.3165
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsl.c.: "DALZIEL Sc"; l.r.: artist's monogram; on mat: "India-Proof, Burnished of Wood-Engraving by the Brothers Dalziel. / Gilbert Dalziel / Proof touched by J.E. Millais"ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.