Object number2001.11.1
Design for album cover
Date1842
Artist
John Everett Millais
(English, 1829-1896)
CultureEnglish
MediumWatercolor, pen and black ink on paper
DimensionsImage: 13 7/8 x 9 1/16 in. (35.3 x 23 cm)
Sheet: 17 13/16 x 12 15/16 in. (45.2 x 32.8 cm)
Matted: 22 1/16 x 15 15/16 in. (56 x 40.5 cm)
Sheet: 17 13/16 x 12 15/16 in. (45.2 x 32.8 cm)
Matted: 22 1/16 x 15 15/16 in. (56 x 40.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Searing, class of 1954, in honor of Linda Nochlin, class of 1951
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, signed lower left in ink: EMillais
InscribedOn recto, by artist, lower left in ink: Del. 1842;
by unidentified hand, upper left: 1463/4
BibliographyParisi, Francesco, Liz Prettejohn, and Peter Trippi. Preraffaelliti: Rinascimento Moderno, Italy: Dario Cimorelli Editore, 2024, pp. 240, 512ProvenanceJulian Hartnoll, London;purchased by Helen Searing
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryCatching Light: European and American Watercolors from the Permanent Collection, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, May 8 - July 26, 2009;Pre-Raphaelites: A Modern Renaissance, Musei San Domenico, Forlì, Italy, February 24 - June 30, 2024
DescriptionColorful figures in medieval dress engage in various arts and literature-based activities within a setting of baroque ornament, woods, and sunshine. The upper center of the page reads: ALBUM.
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