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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.
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| Title: | Letter from John Everett Millais |
|---|---|
| Description: | John Everett Millais explains that Wilkie Collins has requested an illustration to accompany his book 'No Name' and he requires further details from Sampson Low regarding the nature of the drawing. |
| Address: | 7 Cromwell Place, South Kensington |
| Letter dated: | 24-07-1863 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page |
| Types of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright; Comments about another client, author, artist or work etc. |
| Key works mentioned: | No Name |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | Sir John Everett Millais. Photograph by John & Chas. Watkins. Wellcome Collection. CC BY 4.0 |
| Identifier: | SL_123 |
