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Standing in an interior next to potted tree in bud, a man dressed in a coat takes the hands of a woman and waits for her answer. His garb and trunk indicates that he is about to leave on a journey, while the tree symbolize the couple's future relationship. Based on a painting exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1877 (no.409), now in aprivate collection.
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Title: Yes!
Engraver:
Samuel Cousins (British, Exeter 1801–1887 London)
Artist:
After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
Publisher:
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd. (London)
Publisher:
Knoedler and Co. , Washington DC
Date: 1878
Medium: Mixed method engraving; proof
Dimensions:
Image: 22 1/2 x 17 3/8 in. (57.1 x 44.1 cm)
Plate: 27 3/4 × 22 in. (70.5 × 55.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number: 49.40.182
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