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
- Pictures
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
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores