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"A Reverie", the only finished (or possibly surviving) illustration for the Alfred and Arthur Sullivan song cycle, The Window; or, The Song of the Wrens. This was published in the first edition (1871) of the work. Signed with Millais' monogram and dated 1868 in the lower right. Pencil, blue and grey wash heightened with white; 19.6 x 16.5cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/2in).

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Exhibition history:

  • London, Royal Academy, Works by the late Sir John Everett Millais, Bart., President of the Royal Academy, 1898, no. 213.
  • London, Royal Academy, Millais, 1967, no. 37.
  • St. Helier, Jersey Museum, Sir John Everett Millais, Bart., P.R.A. (1829-1896), an exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of Millais' birth, 20 August - 29 September, 1979, no. 45.
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John Everett Millais  (1829–1896)  wikidata:Q159606 s:en:Author:John Everett Millais
 
John Everett Millais
Description British painter and illustrator
English: One of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Date of birth/death 8 June 1829 Edit this at Wikidata 13 August 1896 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Southampton (Hampshire) London
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London; Chamonix-Mont-Blanc; Paris; Italy; Amsterdam; Dordrecht; Haarlem; Leiden; The Hague; Geneva Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q159606
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