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/Biography of John Everett Millais:
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
(© Anthony Blagg)
1863: Millais became
a full Member of the Royal Academy.
Marriage:
1854: Effie Gray. Formerly the wife of John
Ruskin.
Date and Place of Death:
13th August 1896, London, England.
Age at Death:
66.
Site of Grave:
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Grave of Millais in the crypt of
St Paul's Cathedral, London
(© Anthony Blagg)
Places of Interest:
BIRMINGHAM:
Museums and Art Gallery.
LANCASHIRE:
Botlon Art Gallery.
LIVERPOOL:
Walker Art Gallery.
LONDON:
Statue outside Tate Britain.
Paintings inside.
MANCHESTER:
Museum and Art Gallery.
OXFORDSHIRE:
Ashmoleum Museum, Oxford.
SUSSEX:
Museum and Art Gallery, Hove.
YORKSHIRE:
Leeds City Art Gallery.
Brighouse SMith Art Gallery, Brighouse.
Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield.
WEST MIDLANDS:
Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton.
SCOTLAND:
Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire.
Museum and Art Gallery, Perth.
McManus Galleries, Dundee.
Aberdeen Art Gallery.
