Dora (Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)

Author Related author Alfred Tennyson British

1866–1903

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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.

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Title: Dora (Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903)
Artist: After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
Engraver: Thomas Williams (British, Colchester, Essex 1798–1862 after)
Author: Related author Alfred Tennyson (British, Somersby, Lincolnshire 1809–1892 Surrey)
Date: 1866–1903
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Image: 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (9.5 × 8.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 5/16 × 6 5/16 in. (21.1 × 16 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1925
Object Number: 25.78.538
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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