William Holman HUNT
The abundance of Egypt
(1857)
plate 20 from Etchings for the Art Union, 1857

Medium
etching on chine collé

Measurements
14.9 × 10.5 cm irreg. (image) 15.5 × 12.2 cm (plate) 36.6 × 26.7 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1976

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Printing/Publishing
published by the Etching Club, London

Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: W.H. Hunt
printed in ink l.c.: 20

Accession Number
P96-1976

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)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures

Subjects (specific)
abundance Egypt (nation) flasks (bottles) grain (seed) half figures harvesters (people in agriculture) harvesting women (female humans)

Movements
Pre-Raphaelite