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The Lost Piece of Silver

The Lost Piece of Silver
 (1863)
illustration 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
13.9 × 10.8 cm (image) 14.2 × 11.0 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: JEM (monogram)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.l.: DALZIEL
Accession Number
1280.61-3
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)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
brooms (maintenance tools) candles illustrations (layout features) lost (status of property) parables redemption religious characters women (female humans)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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