Portrait of Arthur Sullivan | |
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Artist | John Everett Millais |
Year | 1888 |
Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
Dimensions | 115.6 cm× 87 cm(45.5 in× 34 in) |
Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
Portrait of Arthur Sullivan is an 1888 portrait painting by the British artist John Everett Millais. It depicts the English composer Arthur Sullivan, best known for his long-standing collaboration with the dramatist W. S. Gilbert. [1]
Millais had made his mark as a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, but his work altered to reflect a more mainstream academic style. Towards the latter stages of his career he produced a number of fashionable high society portraits. In this picture, Millais depicts Sullivan as an elegant figure of the late Victorian era. [2]
Sullivan bequeathed the painting to the National Portrait Gallery in London, where it remains on display. [3]