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Sir John Everett Millais
1829-1896
The drowning of Kaer-Is / M [monogram] ; Swain sc.
[London : s.n., 1862?]
wood engraving
image: 113 x 128 mm; sheet: 161 x 155 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.944
Notes
Proof of a wood engraving by Swain after an illustration by John Everett Millais for the poem of the same title in Once a week, v. vi, 1862, p. 687.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed "'The drowning of Kaer-Is' Once a week, 1862, vi, 687" at bottom.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Illustration shows Dahut, the daughter of King Gradlon, approaching her sleeping father to steal the key to the sluice gate protecting the town of Kaer-Is.
Associated names
Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909, engraver.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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