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Under the plane tree

Under the plane tree
 (1862)
illustration for Romola by George Eliot in The Cornhill Magazine vol. 6, published by Smith, Elder & Co., London, August 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
15.8 × 10.4 cm (image) 16.1 × 10.7 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: W. J. LINTON SC
Accession Number
2929.50-4
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)
couples illustrations (layout features) literary characters repose (activity) seated figures sleepers (people by common activity) sleeping
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian

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