Effie with Foxgloves in Her Hair (The Foxglove)

Sir John Everett Millais Bt PRA (1829-96)

1853

Oil on millboard, giltwood

373 x 351 x 50 mm

National Trust Collections, Wightwick Manor and Gardens, Warwickshire

© National Trust Images / Derrick E. Witty

At this point, Effie was still married to John Ruskin, but in July 1853, while staying with the couple, Millais was falling in love with her (and she with him). See "Related Material" below. [Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]

Related Material

• Effie's copy of the painting, in pencil (see commentary there)
• See [A Review of] "Pre-Raphaelite Sisters" at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 17 October 2019 – 26 January 2020
• The painting in its frame at the exhibition

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Created 27 October 2019