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Lovers in Woods, 1850/96. Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, with graphite, on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper.

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Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, with graphite, on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper · 15.9 × 11.2 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Lovers in Woods
Artist
Sir John Everett Millais English, 1829-1896
Date
1850/96
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, with graphite, on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper
Dimensions
15.9 × 11.2 cm (6 5/16 × 4 7/16 in.)
Credit line
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1829–1896

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Lovers in Woods · Sir John Everett Millais, 1850/96
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