The Black Brunswicker
John Everett Millais Β· 1860
Why it's great
A soldier in a black uniform says a tender, hasty goodbye to his sweetheart before riding off to battle, just before Waterloo. She holds the door shut as if she could keep him back. Millais painted every fold of her satin dress. It was one of the most popular paintings of its day.
Where to see it
π Lady Lever Art GalleryPort Sunlight, United Kingdom
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John Everett Millais was born in Southampton, England, and was a child prodigy who entered the Royal Academy at 11. He co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group that painted with bright color and fine detail. Later he became a famous society painter and was made a baronet, the first artist to receive that honor. He ended his life as President of the Royal Academy in London.
