Isabella by Sir John Everett Millais
Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru by Sir John Everett Millais
Christ in the House of His Parents by Sir John Everett Millais

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39 museums worldwide

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About Sir John Everett Millais

British · 1829–1896 · Symbolism, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

The youngest student the Royal Academy ever admitted, co-founded the Pre-Raphaelites, painted Ophelia from a model in a cold bath, and sold Bubbles to a soap company.

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Sir John Everett Millais's works are held in 39 museums worldwide, including National Gallery, Tate, and Yale Center for British Art.

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🇦🇺 Australia

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

1 museum

🇯🇵 Japan

1 museum

🇯🇪 Jersey

1 museum

🇳🇿 New Zealand

1 museum

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

32 museums

🇺🇸 United States

2 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Sir John Everett Millais ophelia?
    Sir John Everett Millais's painting Ophelia depicts the character from Shakespeare's Hamlet, partially submerged in a stream. She is shown having fallen into the water while picking flowers, driven mad by her father's murder at the hands of her lover, Hamlet.
  • Who was Sir John Everett Millais and what is his connection with a bar of soap?
    Sir John Everett Millais was a co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and president of the Royal Academy in 1896. His portrait of his grandson blowing soap bubbles, entitled Bubbles, was used in an advertisement for Pears soap.
  • Sir John Everett Millais's ophelia influenced by shakespeare's ophelia from hamlet?
    Sir John Everett Millais's Ophelia is based on the character in Shakespeare's Hamlet. The painting depicts the tragic figure partially submerged in a stream after falling in while picking flowers, driven mad by Hamlet's murder of her father.
  • Sir John Everett Millais bubbles?
    Bubbles is a portrait by Sir John Everett Millais of his grandson blowing soap bubbles. It was later used in an advertisement for Pears soap.

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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Sir John Everett Millais's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum UCL Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Royal Shakespeare Theatre Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum National Galleries Scotland Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Leighton House Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Guildhall Art Gallery Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] book Susie Hodge, Art Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book Susie Hodge, Art: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Artists and Their Work Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.

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