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John Everett Millais (1829-1896), “The Order of Release 1746”, 1853, oil on canvas, 73.7 x 102.9 cm. Tate Britain - While married to John Ruskin, Effie modelled for Millais’ painting The Order of Release, in which she was depicted as the loyal wife of a Scottish rebel who has secured his release from prison. She then became close to Millais when he accompanied the couple on a trip to Scotland in order to paint Ruskin’s portrait according to the critic’s artistic principles. During this time, they fell in love. While working on the portrait of her husband, Millais made many drawings and sketches of her.
After their return to London, she left Ruskin, nominally to visit her family. She sent back her wedding ring with a note announcing her intention to file for an annulment. With the support of her family and a number of influential friends, she pursued the case, causing a public scandal and their marriage was annulled on the grounds of ‘incurable impotency’ in 1854. In 1855, she married Millais.
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The Roses of Heliogabalus (detail), Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1888
"Outside the Bull Ring" by Alfred East (1844–1913). Auckland Art Gallery.
"Boar Lane", Leeds (1881) by John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836 – 1893).
sᴀᴅɪᴇ ꜰʀᴏsᴛ ᴀs ʟᴜᴄʏ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇɴʀᴀ ɪɴ ʙʀᴀᴍ sᴛᴏᴋᴇʀ’s ᴅʀᴀᴄᴜʟᴀ (1992) ᴅɪʀ. ꜰʀᴀɴᴄɪs ꜰᴏʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴘᴘᴏʟᴀ | ᴍɪʀᴀɴᴅᴀ (1868) ʙʏ ꜰʀᴇᴅᴇʀɪᴄᴋ sᴀɴᴅʏs (1829-1904)