Elgiva Seized by Order of Odo, Archbishop of Canterbury
1843
Accession number: 1967P47
Pen and black ink on paper.
Width: 303 mm
Height: 204 mm
Information
This drawing is one of a series that were submitted into a competition organised by the Art Union of London. Artists were to use themes from English Literature and history as inspiration.
- Purchased through the John Feeney Charitable Trust, 1967.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | John Everett Millais | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR: J E Millais/ 1843 (sepia ink) above paper edge TL: AD 955 TR: Edwy B: Elgiva seized by the orders of Odo, Arcbishop of Canterbury (pencil) | ||||
| Inscription | - | Written | 1843 | |
Exhibitions
| Catalogue No. | Venue | Date(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millais, PRB, PRA | |||
| 197 | Royal Academy of Arts, London | 1967-01-14 - 1967-03-05 | |
| 197 | Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool | 1967-03-15 - 1967-04-30 | |
| Visions of Love and Life: Pre-Raphaelite Art from the Birmingham Collection, England. | |||
| 3 | Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington | 1995-03-09 - 1995-05-07 | |
| 3 | The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio | 1995-05-27 - 1995-07-16 | |
| 3 | Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington | 1995-08-11 - 1995-10-15 | |
| 3 | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas | 1995-11-04 - 1996-01-02 | |
| 3 | High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Geogia | 1996-01-23 - 1996-04-10 | |
| 3 | Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery | 1996-05-25 - 1996-09-29 | |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Everett Millais: Illustrator and Narrator | |||
| Paul Goldman | 2004 | Lund Humphries, Aldershot | B5 |
| The Drawings of John Everett Millais | |||
| 1979 | The Arts Council of Great Britain, London | p. 18 | |
| Visions of Love and Life: Pre-Raphaelite Art from the Birmingham Collection, England. | |||
| Stephen Wildman | 1995 | Art Services International, Alexandria, Virginia | cat no. 3 / p. 76 |
Provenance
| D.T.White; Christie's 20 April 1868, part of lot 355; Christie's 7 December 1945, part of lot 30; Sotheby's 13 October 1965, lot 64; Leger Galleries, London |
| Catalogue number 54. |
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