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Title

She drew forth the poison with her balmy breath. Illustration to Tennyson's "A dream of fair women", London, 1857

Artists

Unknown

Australia

after John Everett Millais

England

08 Jun 1829 – 13 Aug 1896

No image

Details

Media category

Print

Materials used

wood engraving

Dimensions

8.3 x 9.6 cm image; 20.5 x 17.5 cm sheet

Signature & date

Not signed. Not dated.

Credit

Purchased 1971

Location

Not on display

Accession number

77.1971

Artist information

Unknown
Works in the collection

99

Artist information

after John Everett Millais
Works in the collection

5

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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
- Dreams and realities: Victorian works on paper, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 07 Aug 1993–24 Oct 1993
Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
- Renée Free and Rose Peel, Dreams and realities: Victorian works on paper, Sydney, 1993, 10.

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Other works by after John Everett Millais

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Bring the dress and put it on her. Illustration to Tennyson's "Poems", London, 1857 Unknown
after John Everett Millais 75.1971

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The parable of the unjust judge. Illustration to "The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ", London, 1864 Unknown
after John Everett Millais 76.1971

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The parable of the ten foolish virgins. Illustration to "The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ", London, 1864 Unknown
after John Everett Millais 78.1971

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Love. Pub. 1866. Illustration to S.T. Coleridge's "Love" Unknown
after John Everett Millais 79.1971

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