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Title: 1906P641 The Return of the Crusader - Compositional Sketch
Description: 1906P641 [Recto - Front]
The Return of the Crusader - Compositional Sketch, 1855-56
Artist: John Everett Millais

Recto: Seated figures as in 1906P642 and 643 (and verso of 645) but with more detail on the figures and the background. Also a small female figure and baby at top right and the embracing figures of 1906P644 and 645 at the bottom.
Inscription: The Crusader's Return [top right]
Home from the Crusades
What is man that thou should'st care so much about him (bottom right).

Verso: Scribbling and three slight head sketches.
Keywords:
Art Movement
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Pre-Raphaelite
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Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
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Ink
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Pencil
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Sketch
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Study
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Works on Paper
   
Usage Rights: Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0
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Height: 130
Width: 213
Unit: mm
Credit Line: Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906.