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The little mourner

The little mourner
 (1862)
illustration p. 348 for The little mourner, by Henry Alford in English Sacred Poetry, compiled by Robert Aris Willmott, published by Routledge, Warne and Routledge, London, 1862

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
13.9 × 10.7 cm (image) 14.2 × 11.0 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Printing/Publishing
printed by Dalziel Brothers
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: DALZIEL
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: AFS (monogram)
Accession Number
2929.46-4
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)
Human Figures Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
cemeteries girls graves headstones (tombstones) illustrations (layout features) literary characters mourners winter
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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