John Everett Millais - "A Reverie" from The Window; or, The Song of the Wrens - Original

"A Reverie", the only finished (or possibly surviving) illustration for the Alfred and Arthur Sullivan song cycle, The Window; or, The Song of the Wrens. This was published in the first edition (1871) of the work. Signed with Millais' monogram and dated 1868 in the lower right. Pencil, blue and grey wash heightened with white; 19.6 x 16.5cm (7 11/16 x 6 1/2in).
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Exhibition history:

London, Royal Academy, Works by the late Sir John Everett Millais, Bart., President of the Royal Academy, 1898, no. 213.
London, Royal Academy, Millais, 1967, no. 37.
St. Helier, Jersey Museum, Sir John Everett Millais, Bart., P.R.A. (1829-1896), an exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of Millais' birth, 20 August - 29 September, 1979, no. 45.