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

"Through the Looking Glass (Looking-Glass 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 x 8 cm (3 15/16 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 number55.3582
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsArtist's signature (John Tenniel) lower left; notes to engraver in graphite pencil, with corrections in white watercolor; artist's monogram (lower left) reversedProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.
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