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The Parable of the Leaven: P.1106-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Parable of the Leaven
The Parables of Our Lord

Maker(s)

Designer: Millais, John Everett
Printmaker: Dalziel family
Publisher: Strahan & Co.

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1863

Note

Cut from Good Words, 1863, illustration to "The Parables of Our Lord".

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 139 mm Width 108 mm
Sheet Height 237 mm Width 159 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: DALZIEL
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: JM
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: THE PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1106-1991
Primary reference Number: 24092

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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