Millais

[ mi-ley ]

/ mɪˈleɪ /

noun

Sir John Everett,1829–96, English painter.

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I remember reading that Millais once went to an exhibition of his own pictures, and came away very dejected.
A Fourth Form Friendship|Angela Brazil
Millais showed some of this disjointed effect in his early work when he was a member of the Brotherhood.
A Text-Book of the History of Painting|John C. Van Dyke
In describing to me the same deep colouring in Scotland Millais used the simile of the wet pebble.
An Autobiography|Elizabeth Butler
They were illustrated by Millais, and proved so attractive that they were continued during the next two years.
Harriet Martineau|Florence Fenwick Miller

Millais p. 175was the strong man, the great oil-painter of the group, as Rossetti was the supreme artist.
Masques & Phases|Robert Ross

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Millais

/ (ˈmɪleɪ) /

noun

Sir John Everett. 1829–96, English painter, who was a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His works include The Order of Release (1853) and The Blind Girl (1856)

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