John Everett MILLAIS
The young mother
1857
plate 29 from the Etchings for the Art-Union of London folio, published by the Etching Club, London

Medium
etching on chine collé

Measurements
20.6 × 16.0 cm (plate) 36.6 × 26.8 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1971

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: JEM (monogram) J.E. Millais A.R.A
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: 29

Accession Number
P33-1971

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Subjects (general)
Human Figures Relationships and Interactions

Subjects (specific)
boats coastal landscapes embracing infants maternity Mother and Child (miscellaneous theme) mothers women (female humans)

Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian