Christina Rossetti's Maude Clare - Figure and Head Studies1859 Accession number: 1906P576 Pencil on paper. Width: 123 mm Height: 167 mm InformationThese sketches are preparation for a design Millais made to accompany Christina Rossetti's poem 'Maude Clare'. The wood-engraving, which is represented in the British Museum, was executed by Joseph Swain and appeared in 'Once a Week' on 5 November, 1859. The relevant lines of the poem are as follows:Take my share of a fickle heart,Mine of a paltry love:Take it, or leave it, as you will,I wash my hands thereof.
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