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Unwelcome attentions

Unwelcome attentions
 (1864)
illustration p. 694 for Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, in The Cornhill Magazine vol. 11, published by Smith, Elder & Co., London, December 1864

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 × 10.8 cm (image) 16.1 × 11.0 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: DM
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: SWAIN Sc.
Accession Number
2929.176-4
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)
courtships discord fans (costume accessories) illustrations (layout features) men (male humans) skirts (garments) top hats (hats) women (female humans)
Movements
Victorian

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