The May Queen

Author Alfred Tennyson British
Illustrator Eleanor Vere Boyle British
Publisher J. B. Lippincott Company American
late 19th century
Not on view

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  • Title: The May Queen
  • Author: Alfred Tennyson (British, Somersby, Lincolnshire 1809–1892 Surrey)
  • Illustrator: Eleanor Vere Boyle (British, Auchlunies, Scotland 1825–1916 Brighton)
  • Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company (Philadelphia)
  • Date: late 19th century
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (21 x 16 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Margaret Scherer, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.622.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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