John Everett Millais, R.A.
Based on a self-portrait in oils of 1880 (Uffizi Gallery, Florence), this print represents Millais at half-length, holding a palette and brushes as he looks toward the viewer. The artist wears a stylish square-cut jacket and dark cravat held with a decorative pin, signaling his professional success, and in 1877 he had moved his family into a palatial Italianate residence at No. 2 Palace Gate in Kensington.
Artwork Details
- Title: John Everett Millais, R.A.
- Etcher: Charles-Albert Waltner (French, Paris 1846–1925 Paris)
- Artist: After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
- Publisher: British and Foreign Artists' Association (London)
- Publisher: Knoedler and Co. , Washington DE
- Publisher: The Printsellers' Association, London (British, established 1847)
- Sitter: Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829–1896 London)
- Date: 1881
- Medium: Etching on chine collé; proof
- Dimensions: Image: 10 7/16 × 7 7/8 in. (26.5 × 20 cm)
Plate: 12 1/2 × 8 7/8 in. (31.7 × 22.5 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/2 × 14 1/8 in. (52 × 35.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Herman H. Lowenstein, 1973
- Object Number: 1973.630.4
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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