How can I bear it?

How can I bear it?

John Everett Millais

Wood engraving by the Dalziels

6¾ x 4¼ inches

Anthony Trollope,Orley Farm, facing, II, 240.

An illustration showing Lady Mason’s turmoil, with Mrs Orme looking on helplessly. This is the only design where Millais depicts a melodramatic play of emotion, an event made even more intense by contrasting it with his earlier images of feeling which is deeply contained.

  • Anthony Trollope
  • Orley Farm

    • Scanned image and text by Simon Cooke.

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