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The sower

The sower
 (1863)
illustration facing p. 677 for The Parables of our Lord in Good Words, published by Strahan & Co., London and Edinburgh, 1863

Medium
wood-engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Percival Serle, 1927
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
14.0 × 10.9 cm (image) 14.2 × 11.1 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Reid p. 71
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: JEM (monogram)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: DALZIEL l.
Accession Number
1280.27-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Percival Serle, 1927
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Agriculture Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
bird (animal) illustrations (layout features) parables religious characters rock (inorganic material) sowing
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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