To the Old King's Side

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A woman is tiptoeing toward an old man sleeping in his bed with a key around his neck

To the old King's side, she hath stolen free.

(P. 35.)

Artist

Name:: Millais, John Everett
Dates:: 1829-1896
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Swain, Joseph
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Ballads and songs of Brittany
Author:: La Villemarqué, Théodore Hersart de
Publisher:: Cambridge, London: Macmillan and Co., 1865
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A young woman is tiptoeing toward an old bearded man lying asleep in his bed with a key on a chain around his neck.

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