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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

John Everett Millais - Boyhood of Raleigh (detail)


1870
This was meant to be a purely commercial work. In 1870, Millais was society's most popular portrait painter and he was earning a fortune. His earlier PRB ideals had given way to a middle-aged, middle-class comfort along with great social and commercial success.

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