A little girl attending her first sermon. Mezzotint by T.O. Barlow, 1865, after J. E. Millais, 1863.

  • Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896.
Date:
1865
Reference:
673369i
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About this work

Also known as

My first sermon

Description

The painting depicts Effie, the five year old daughter of the artist, sitting in church, listening with great concentration to her first sermon, with her hands in a muff. According to Millais's son, studies of the church pew were made at the twelfth century church of All Saints in Kingston-on-Thames where Millais's parents lived in a house overlooking the river. Visible beside her are her mother's fur-trimmed coat and gloves and a large leather-bound prayer-book (information from Agnew's website)

Publication/Creation

London (25 Berners Street, Oxford Street) : Moore McQueen & Company Limited ; Manchester ; Liverpool : Thomas Agnew & Sons, 1865.

Physical description

1 print : mezzotint ; image 53.3 x 38.5 cm (arched top)

Lettering

Painted by J.E. Millais. Engraved by T.O. Barlow. Bears Millais monogram and date 1863 (right) and Barlow's monogram and date 1865 (left) Impression catalogued lacks title lettering (presumably "My first sermon")

Reference

Wellcome Collection 673369i

Reproduction note

After: painting by J.E. Millais "My first sermon" in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London

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