John Everett Millais and his daughter Effie Millais
Photograph
1879 (made)
1879 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Rupert Potter (1832-1914), father of the children's writer and illustrator, Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), was a keen amateur photographer and a close friend of the painter and illustrator, Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896). Rupert would often assist Millais by photographing backgrounds for paintings and sitters for portraits. The Millais family lived mostly in London but spent long summer holidays at Annet Lodge near Bowerswell, Perthshire. Here, Millais executed many of his best-known paintings and enjoyed the company of likeminded friends, including the Potters who also retreated to Perthshire for extended summer holidays, first renting Dalguise, then later Eastwood, a large house on the bank of the Tay in Dunkeld.
This view of Millais and his daughter Effie was taken at Eastwood during the Potter family’s summer holiday in 1879.
This view of Millais and his daughter Effie was taken at Eastwood during the Potter family’s summer holiday in 1879.
Object details
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| Title | John Everett Millais and his daughter Effie Millais (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print on paper |
| Brief description | Photograph of John Everett Millais and his daughter Effie Millais in the garden at Eastwood, Dunkeld, by Rupert Potter, 1879; Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.1990. |
| Physical description | Portrait of John Everett Millais and his daughter Effie in front of a large house. Millais is seated on a chair with his legs resting on another, while his daughter Effies stands behind holding onto the back of his chair. A dog is curled up on another chair. |
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| Production type | small batch |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'J. E. Millais / Effie Millais / Eastwood Dunkeld / 1879 / R Potter' (Inscribed in pencil on verso.) |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Photograph taken by Rupert Potter in the garden of Eastwood House, Dunkeld, in 1879. Acquired by the V&A from Leslie Linder (1904-1973) in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of ca. 2150 watercolours, drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, books, photographs, and other memorabilia associated with Beatrix Potter and her family. |
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| Summary | Rupert Potter (1832-1914), father of the children's writer and illustrator, Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), was a keen amateur photographer and a close friend of the painter and illustrator, Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896). Rupert would often assist Millais by photographing backgrounds for paintings and sitters for portraits. The Millais family lived mostly in London but spent long summer holidays at Annet Lodge near Bowerswell, Perthshire. Here, Millais executed many of his best-known paintings and enjoyed the company of likeminded friends, including the Potters who also retreated to Perthshire for extended summer holidays, first renting Dalguise, then later Eastwood, a large house on the bank of the Tay in Dunkeld. This view of Millais and his daughter Effie was taken at Eastwood during the Potter family’s summer holiday in 1879. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. Beatrix Potter: the V & A collection : the Leslie Linder bequest of Beatrix Potter material : watercolours, drawings, manuscripts, books, photographs and memorabilia. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985.
p.209; cat. no. LB.1990
Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. Beatrix Potter: the V & A collection: the Leslie Linder bequest of Beatrix Potter material: watercolours, drawings, manuscripts, books, photographs and memorabilia. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985. p.209; no.1990 |
| Other number | LB.1990 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.1287 |
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