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The first kiss

The first kiss
(1862)
illustration for Romola by George Eliot in The Cornhill Magazine vol. 6, published by Smith, Elder & Co., London, September 1862

Medium
wood-engraving
Measurements
16.0 × 10.2 cm (image) 16.2 × 10.4 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.c.l.: W. J. LINTON. Sc.
Accession Number
2929.66-4
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 Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
couples embracing illustrations (layout features) literary characters lovers men (male humans) women (female humans)
Movements
Pre-Raphaelite Victorian