The Day-Dream (Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)
This wood engraved illustration was originally produced for Edward Moxon's 1857 edition of "Poems by Alfred Tennyson." In 1866 the image was recut for a new edition, then reprinted here for a New York edition of 1903.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Day-Dream (Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)
- Artist: After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
- Engraver: Charles Thurston Thompson (British, Peckham 1816–1868 Paris)
- Author: Related author Alfred Tennyson (British, Somersby, Lincolnshire 1809–1892 Surrey)
- Date: 1866–1903
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 3 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (8.3 × 9.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 6 5/16 in. (21.3 × 16 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1925
- Object Number: 25.78.540
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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