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Dropped from the Nest

Publisher M. Knoedler and Co., Inc. French, British, American
1884
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dropped from the Nest
  • Artist: After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
  • Publisher: M. Knoedler and Co., Inc.
  • Publisher: The Fine Art Society, London
  • Date: 1884
  • Medium: Mixed method engraving or photogravure
  • Dimensions: Plate: 15 11/16 x 22 5/8 in. (39.9 x 57.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1944
  • Object Number: 44.40.169
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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