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Who was John Everett Millais? Painter and founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Date and Place of Birth: 8th June 1829, Southampton, Hampshire, England. Christened John Everett Millais. Family Background: Son of John William Millais, gentleman of leisure and Mary Evans, daughter of a prosperous commercial fisherman. Education: Sent home from the local school on Jersey and educated by his mother. Royal Academy Schools, London from the age of 11. Chronology: 1848: Founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with D.G. Rossetti and W. Holman Hunt. 1853: Became an Associate of the Royal Academy. Statue of Millais near Tate Britain Gallery, London (© A Blagg) 1863: Became a full Member of the Royal Academy. Marriage: 1854: Effie Gray. Formerly the wife of John Ruskin. Places of Interest: Date and Place of Death: 13th August 1896, London, England. Age at Death: 66. Site of Grave: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.