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The sailor's bride

The sailor's bride
 (1861)
illustration p. 434 for the poem The Sailor's Bride by Marian James, in Once a Week, vol. 4, published by Bradbury & Evans, London, 13 April 1861

Medium
wood-engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
8.5 × 12.5 cm (image) 8.8 × 12.8 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: AFS (monogram)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: SWAIN. Sc
Accession Number
2929.3-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Percival Serle, 1952
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)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
couples crying (weeping) deaths grief illustrations (layout features) poetry seamen women (female humans)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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