The Baby-house
Two girls with long hair are dresses in pinafores over ruffled dresses and sit near a large dolls' house. The girl at left sits on a chair, the other at right on the floor and holds a doll. This print appears as no. 172 in "Original Printmaking in Britain," and plate 9 in "Etchings for the Art Union of London by the Etching Club" (1872).
Artwork Details
- Title: The Baby-house
- Artist: Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
- Date: 1872
- Medium: Etching and drypoint
- Dimensions: Image: 5 11/16 × 7 5/16 in. (14.5 × 18.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
- Object Number: 66.544.30
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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