James Wyatt and his Granddaughter Mary

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James Wyatt and his Granddaughter Mary
John Everett Millais - James Wyatt and His Granddaughter Mary (ArtRenewal).jpg
Artist John Everett Millais
Year1849
Type Oil on panel
Dimensions35.6 cm× 45.1 cm(14.0 in× 17.8 in)
LocationPrivate collection: Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection

James Wyatt and his Granddaughter Mary, also known as Portrait of a Gentleman and his Grandchild, is an 1849 portrait by English artist John Everett Millais. It shows Oxford art dealer and patron, James Wyatt with one of his granddaughters, Mary.

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The painting

James Wyatt had known Millais since at least 1846, when Millais made a watercolour portrait of Wyatt's granddaughter Mary (1845–1903, later Mrs James Standen). [1] Wyatt commissioned this painting and its pendant, Mrs James Wyatt Jr and her Daughter Sarah as a matching-sized pair. James Wyatt and his Granddaughter Mary was executed first.

The painting was made in a room in Wyatt's home at 115 High Street, Oxford, above Wyatt's shop. Millais stayed there from some time in September to between 15 and 18 October 1849, during which period he made the portrait. [1]

The work was first shown at the Royal Academy in 1850. [1] The painting hung under the title Portrait of a Gentleman and his Grandchild in a special Winter Exhibition at the Royal Academy, London, held between January and March 1898, which featured many collected works of the late Millais. At the time it was the property of James Wyatt, Esq., one of the sons of James Wyatt senior. [2] The painting was sold by Sotheby's Important British Pictures and Watercolours auction, lot 27, in London on 8 June 1999 to Andrew Lloyd Webber for £600,000. In 2003 the painting was exhibited in the Pre-Raphaelite and Other Masters: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection exhibition at the Royal Academy in London. [3]

Copy painting

Copy painting of James Wyatt and his Granddaughter Mary made in 1850 by Millais' brother, William Henry Millais. William Henry Millais - 8a04d6784d.jpg
Copy painting of James Wyatt and his Granddaughter Mary made in 1850 by Millais' brother, William Henry Millais.

A copy of the painting was made in 1850 by Millais' brother William Henry Millais. He was commissioned to make the copy by James Wyatt junior, probably as a gift for his brother George Wyatt. [4] The faces and hands of this copy painting were said to have been finished by Millais. [1] Some of the details of the paintings on the walls, etc., are different from the original painting. [4] The copy painting was sold by Bonhams in 2010 for £18,000. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Pre-Raphaelites. London: Tate Gallery. 1984. pp. 80–81. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Exhibition of Works by the Late Sir John Everett Millais, Bart., President of the Royal Academy (PDF). London: Royal Academy. 1898. p. 15. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Wood, Christopher (2003). "Pre-Raphelites and Other Masters". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Lot 105. William Henry Millais (British, 1828-1899), after Sir John Everett Millais, PRA (British, 1829-1896). James Wyatt and his Granddaughter Mary Wyatt". Bonhams. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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