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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 |
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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 |
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Written |
1843 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Literature
Author(s) |
Date(s) |
Publisher |
Pages |
John Everett Millais: Illustrator and Narrator |
Paul Goldman |
2004 |
Lund Humphries, Aldershot |
B5 |
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The Drawings of John Everett Millais |
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1979 |
The Arts Council of Great Britain, London |
p. 18 |
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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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