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The Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver

Print
late 19th century-early 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print showing a young woman bending slightly and holding a candle in her left hand; in her right hand she holds a broom. In the right background, seen through a window, is a half-moon in the night sky.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood-engraving
Brief description
The Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver. Print showing a young woman bending slightly and holding a candle in her left hand. Wood-engraving by the Dalziel Brothers after John Everett Millais.
Physical description
Print showing a young woman bending slightly and holding a candle in her left hand; in her right hand she holds a broom. In the right background, seen through a window, is a half-moon in the night sky.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
  • Width: 24.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Dalziel Sc.' (Signed)
  • 'JM' (Inscribed with monogram)
Credit line
Given by Mr Richard H. Bawden
Object history
Two impressions of smaller wood-engravings of the same subject engraved by the Dalziel Brothers for an edition of ‘Parables of our Lord’, published in 1902, are in the Department of Prints and Drawings, E.283F-1893 and E.2452-1904.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.2834-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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