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John Everett Millais was an English artist and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Some of his most famous paintings include 'Ophelia', 'Christ in the House of his Parents' and 'The Order of Release'. He was also a successful book illustrator and among those he contributed drawings to were works by Anthony Trollope, Alfred Lord Tennyson and his friend Wilkie Collins. He was the first artist to be awarded a hereditary title becoming a baronet in 1885. In 1896, the year of his death, he became President of the Royal Academy.
John Everett Millais was an English artist and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Some of his most famous paintings include 'Ophelia', 'Christ in the House of his Parents' and 'The Order of Release'. He was also a successful book illustrator and among those he contributed drawings to were works by Anthony Trollope, Alfred Lord Tennyson and his friend Wilkie Collins. He was the first artist to be awarded a hereditary title becoming a baronet in 1885. In 1896, the year of his death, he became President of the Royal Academy.
| Name: | John Everett Millais |
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| Title: | Sir |
| Also known as: | Sir John Everett Millais 1st Baronet |
| Name suffix: | Bt; PRA |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of birth: | 1829 |
| Date of death: | 1896 |
| Roles: | Artist; Illustrator |
| Linked correspondent: | Wilkie Collins (link opens in new window); Anthony Trollope (link opens in new window); Alfred Lord Tennyson (link opens in new window) |
| Project person ID: | SLP116 |
| Image rights: | Sir John Everett Millais. Photograph by John & Chas. Watkins. Wellcome Collection. CC BY 4.0 |
