Lot 17
17
Sir John Everett Millais, Bt., P.R.A. (1829-1896)
The Property of a Pre-Raphaelite Collector
Sir John Everett Millais, Bt., P.R.A. (1829-1896)

Portrait studies of George and Effie Millais, bust length

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Sir John Everett Millais, Bt., P.R.A. (1829-1896)
Portrait studies of George and Effie Millais, bust length
both signed with monogram (lower centre)
pencil on paper, one stamped 'Erigmore/ Birnam/ Perthshire', both fragmentary watermark
7 x 4 ½ in. (17.8 x 11.5 cm.)

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Lot Essay

As Millais was staying at Erigmore in 1875, the present drawings were probably executed circa 1875. The sitters are probably his daughter Effie (b. 1858) and his son George (b. 1857).

We are grateful to Malcolm Warner for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

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