Tag: Millais

A Souvenir of Velazquez (1868)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) A Souvenir of Velazquez 1868 Oil on canvas, 102.7 x 82.4 cm Royal Academy of Arts, London The expressionistic brushwork and broad colouring of Millais‘s diploma work contrasts with the restrained naturalism of his earlier Pre-Raphaelite paintings. This…

Ophelia (1851-1852)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Ophelia 1851–1852 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 111.8 cm Tate Britain, London The scene depicted is from Shakespeare‘s Hamlet, Act IV, Scene vii. See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | Siddal, Elizabeth (1829-1862)

William Holman Hunt

(1827–1910) The artist’s works: Rienzi vowing to obtain Justice 1849 National Gallery, London The Light of The World 1851–1856 Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1853 Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester The Scapegoat 1854–1855 Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester The Scapegoat 1854–1856 Lady Lever Art…

Coventry Patmore

(1823–1896) Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore Works: • Principle in Art, Etc. (English) • The Angel in the House (English) • The Unknown Eros (English) • The Victories of Love, and Other Poems (English) Patmore in Art: Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Sketch…

The Woodman’s Daughter (1851)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) The Woodman’s Daughter 1851 Oil on canvas, 89 x 65 cm Guildhall Art Gallery, London Study: Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Sketch for The Woodman’s Daughter 1850 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton     See also: • Patmore, Coventry (1823-1896)

Sketch for The Woodman’s Daughter (1850)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Sketch for The Woodman’s Daughter 1850 Graphite with touches of pen and brown ink, 24.4 x 17.2 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton This small graphite sketch is a study for a celebrated painting from 1851 by…

Jephthah (1867)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Jephthah 1867 Oil on canvas, 127 x 162.7 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff

Bridge of Sighs (1858)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Bridge of Sighs 1858 Etching on ivory chine, laid down on ivory wove paper, 17.6 × 12.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago The etching was made as an illustration to Thomas Hood’s poem ‘The Bridge of Sighs’,…

The Baby-House (1872)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) The Baby-House 1872 Etching on chine applique, 14.5 x 18.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington