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"The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price," Illustration to "The Parables of Our Lord"
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"The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price," Illustration to "The Parables of Our Lord"

John Everett Millais (English, 1829–1896)
Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1864
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; burnished India proof touched by artist with opeque white watercolor
DimensionsBlock: 14 x 10.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); Sheet: 20.7 x 17 cm (8 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.3178
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ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsl.r. artist's monogram; l.b.: "DALZIEL"; upper margin in graphite pencil: "John Everett Millais, Bart.: P.R.A., Touched proof / 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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