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English: Woodcut illustration for the German ballad Tannhäuser (translated by Lady Duff Gordon) published in Once a Week magazine, volume 5, page 211. Tannhäuser has decided that he wants nothing more to do with Venus and the pagan women although they beg him to stay with them.
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Source Photo from the National Gallery of Victoria of an item in their collections (link)
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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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Joseph Swain  (1820–1909)  wikidata:Q16856885 s:en:Author:Joseph Swain (1820-1909)
 
Joseph Swain
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J. Swain
Description British engraver
Date of birth/death 29 February 1820 Edit this at Wikidata 25 February 1909 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Oxford Ealing
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creator QS:P170,Q16856885
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