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John Everett Millais
The young mother 1857
etching on chine collé
20.6 × 16.0 cm (plate) 36.6 × 26.8 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1971
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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
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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