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Procession of people leaving a church with bowed heads ('Son Christopher') Once a Week
Printmaker:
Swain, Joseph
Draughtsman:
Millais, John Everett
(After)
Method of acquisition: Bought (1909)
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1863
Cut from the periodical 'Once a Week'. Illustration for a serialised story by Harriet Martineau, 12 December 1863, p.687. Letterpress verso.
Accession number: P.12068-R
Primary reference Number: 176051
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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