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Millais

American  
[mi-ley] / mɪˈleɪ /

noun

  1. Sir John Everett, 1829–96, English painter.


Millais British  
/ ˈmɪleɪ /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Consider the pre-Raphaelite “stunners”, immortalised in oils by Millais, Rossetti, Holman Hunt and friends, as medieval queens and ancient goddesses.

From The Guardian Jul. 23, 2019

An exhibition of artists who pushed back against the new aesthetics of industrialization and traditional training by the Royal Academy of Arts, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, Kate Bunce, Edward Burne-Jones and others.

From Seattle Times May 31, 2019

This expansive show offers 145 paintings, drawings, sculptures and other works from rebels including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais and William Morris.

From New York Times Mar. 12, 2019

Owen became a staunch advocate of the Pre-Raphaelites, and delighted in showing Millais and his children around the British Museum’s natural-history collections.

From Nature Oct. 23, 2018

Then I shall see the choicest works of More and Millais, and Watts, and oh, joy! of Sir Coutts-Lindsay!

From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies

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