Millais

American  

[mi-ley] / mɪˈleɪ /

noun

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

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

However, every plant depicted, from purple loosestrife to wild roses, is the product of more than three months of painstaking observation as Millais worked on the banks of the Hogsmill River in Surrey.

From Nature • Oct. 23, 2018

He clinched the title by answering a question on 19th Century artists William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2017

I was hurrying forward when Millais stopped me with his hand, and a silent shake of the head.

From Holman Hunt Masterpieces in Colour by Coleridge, Mary E.