Tennyson's The Talking Oak - Sketch of The tiring of the Bride
1855 – 1856
Accession number: 1906P565
Pencil on paper.
Width: 79 mm
Height: 108 mm
Information
This study is for an illustration which appeared in Moxon's edition of Tennyson's poems (1857, p. 255). The scene illustrates the following stanza from the poem 'The Talking Oak':And when my marriage morn may fallShe, Dryad-like, shall wearAlternative leaf and acorn-ballIn wreath about her hair.
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | John Everett Millais | - |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennyson 1809-1892: A Centenary Celebration | |||
| 248 | Dove Cottage, Grasmere (Wordsworth Trust) | 1992-03-01 - 1992-06-30 | |
| 248 | Usher Gallery, Lincoln | 1992-07-01 - 1992-09-30 | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poems (Moxon Tennyson) | |||
| Lord Alfred Tennyson | 1857 | Edward Moxon, London | p. 255. |
| John Everett Millais: Illustrator and Narrator | |||
| Paul Goldman | 2004 | Lund Humphries, Aldershot | B102 |
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons, Ltd, Derby | p. 271. |
Associated people
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Lord Alfred Tennyson | Author |
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