Sir John Everett Millais, 1829–1896, British, Accepted, 1853
- Title:
- Accepted
- Former Title(s):
- Verso: Drawing of heads of a Woman and Child, study for The Order of Release, 1745
- Date:
- 1853
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink; verso: graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 7/8 × 6 7/8 inches (25.1 × 17.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink lower left: "To be painted moonlight"; in pen and brown ink lower center: "Accepted."
Signed and dated in pen and brown ink lower right: "John Everett Millais | 1853""
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.849
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- baby | balls (parties) | child | courtship | dance | figure study | genre subject | motherhood | woman
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11148
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