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Image Not Available for "Through the Looking Glass (the real parlor)," Illustration to "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll
"Through the Looking Glass (the real parlor)," Illustration to "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll
Image Not Available for "Through the Looking Glass (the real parlor)," Illustration to "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll

"Through the Looking Glass (the real parlor)," Illustration to "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll

John Tenniel (English, 1820–1914)
Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)
1872
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; India proof, touched with opaque white watercolor
DimensionsBlock: 10.2 x 8 cm (4 x 3 1/8 in.); Sheet: 14 x 13.8 cm (5 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.3581
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsArtist's signature (John Tenniel) lower right, and notes to engraver in graphite pencilProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.
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