- Material / technique
- Painting
- Attribution / role
- See the museum attribution
- Collection / source
- National Gallery — Millais and the Pre-Raphaelites
Artwork notes
One of his first public statements as a Pre-Raphaelite painter.
Materials, marks and colour
Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.
Media and surface
Carefully prepared paintings and drawings support close description.
Marks and structure
Early edges are unusually crisp; later portrait handling can be broader.
Palette and light
Bright fabrics and minute plants give early narratives a vivid, sharply observed presence.