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Effie Deans by Sir John E. Millais

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1877

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 71-80

GUSN

GUSN-199055

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Description

Black and white copy of a painting by John Everett Millais. It depicts a romantic view of a young man and woman talking over a stone wall. The scene is from "The Heart of Midlothian," the seventh of Sir Walter Scott's Waverly novels.

Details

Descriptive Terms

romanticism (form of expression)
novels
scenes (depictions)
prints (visual works)
heliotypes (prints)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number 76OVR

Physical Description

1 heliotype

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1926-06-10

Reference Code

GC002.02.076

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

24 x 18 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. George S. Selfridge, 1926

Record Details

Originator

James R. Osgood and Company (Publisher)
Barlow, T. O. (Engraver)
Millais, John Everett, Sir, 1829-1896 (Artist)

Material Type

prints (visual works)
heliotypes (prints)

Other People

Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1831

Restrictions

Excellent

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 71-80

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