Title: | 1906P623 The Black Brunswicker - Figure Sketch |
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Description: |
1906P623 [Recto - Front] The Black Brunswicker - Figure Sketch, 1859-60 Artist: John Everett Millais From Preraphaelites.org: This sketch relates to the drawing and oil painting in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, and a drawing in Tate Britain. The scene shows an English girl saying goodbye to a German soldier sweetheart on the eve of the battle of Waterloo in 1815. The girl was modelled by Charles Dickens' daughter, Kate, and the soldier by a private in the Lifeguards. |
Keywords: |
Art Movement/ Pre-Raphaelite, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Pencil, Sketch, Study, Works on Paper |
Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
Height: | 293, 146 |
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Width: | 224, 113 |
Unit: | mm, mm |
Credit Line: | Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906. |