| Method | Wood engraving |
| Artist | Dalziel Brothers after John Everett Millais |
| Published | [London: Alexander Strahan, 1863] |
| Dimensions | Image 142 x 110 mm, Sheet 237 x 165 mm |
| Notes |
Illustration for The Parables of our Lord in Good Words. Millais's designs for the Parables were frequently criticised for combining modern and historical elements. Although set two thousand years ago, the woman (modelled by Millais's wife, Effie) is dressed in contemporary costume. She is shown reaching for a lost coin which is a metaphor for God's rejoicing at the repentance of a sinner. Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, PRA (1829 - 1896) was an English painter and illustrator and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Born in Southampton, Millias demonstrated exceptional artistic talent from an early age. At the unprecedented age of eleven, he was awarded a place at the Royal Academy Schools. It was here that Millias met William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 - 1882), with whom he formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. One of the first paintings he exhibited as a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, proved to be be one of the group's most notorious. Christ In The House Of His Parents (1850), caused huge controversy over its depiction of the Holy Family labouring in a dirty carpentry workshop. This great attention to detail, typical of the Pre-Raphaelite style, can also be seen in Ophelia (1852) and The Huguenot (1852). Condition: Two small repaired tears to sheet margins. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £250.00 |
| Stock ID | 52212 |