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Portrait of Arthur Sullivan

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Portrait of Arthur Sullivan
Image
ArtistJohn Everett Millais
Year1888
TypeOil on canvas, portrait painting
Dimensions115.6 cm × 87 cm (45.5 in × 34 in)
Location

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]

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References

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  1. ↑ Dillard p. 125
  2. ↑ Ribeiro p.190
  3. ↑ "Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk.

Bibliography

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  • Dillard, Phillip H. Sir Arthur Sullivan: A Resource Book. Bloomsbury Academic, 1996.
  • Jacobs, Arthur. Arthur Sullivan: A Victorian Musician. Taylor & Francis, 2018.
  • Ribeiro, Aileen. The Gallery of Fashion. National Portrait Gallery, 2000.