Information

This wood-engraved illustration, executed by Joseph Swain, accompanied 'The Chase of the Siren', a poem by Walter Thonrbury. The illustration appeared in the periodical 'Once a Week' (31 May 1862, p. 630).

  • Accessioned, 1978.
  • © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Makers

Association Artist Organisation
Artist John Everett Millais -
Engraver Joseph Swain -

Inscriptions

Type Position(s) Method Date(s) Notes
SWAIN Sc / monogram (printed).
Signature - Printed -
 

Literature

Author(s) Date(s) Publisher Pages
Once a Week
Harriet Martineau 1862-05-31 Bradbury and Evans, London p. 630
 
John Everettt Millais: Illustrator and Narrator
Paul Goldman 2004 Lund Humphries, Aldershot B159

Provenance

James Richardson Holliday; bequeathed to City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 1927; Accessioned, 1978.

Associated people

Name Type
Walter Thornbury -

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