Pre-Raphaelite · 19th century
Hand-painted reproduction after
John Everett Millais
The Blind Girl
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The painting
The Blind Girl
A blind girl sits by the road with a concertina on her lap, resting after a storm, her face turned up to the warm sun. Behind her a double rainbow has appeared, which she cannot see; her little sister turns to look at it. A tortoiseshell butterfly has settled on her shawl. Millais painted it in 1856, with the landscape done near Winchelsea in Sussex. It is in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.Ours is painted by hand in oil once you order, in the size you choose, and you approve a photo of it before it ships.
About the original
- Painted in
- 1856
- Original size
- 82.6 × 62.2 cm (32.5 × 24.5 in)
- Where it hangs
- Birmingham Museums Trust
Detail
Specification
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
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| Arrives | Rolled, ready for local framing |
| Packed | Rolled in a protective tube |
| Turnaround | 3 to 4 weeks, then delivery |
The hand behind it
John Everett Millais
John Everett Millais was a prodigy who entered the Royal Academy schools at eleven, helped found the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood at nineteen, and then spent his later career painting the kind of thing the Brotherhood had formed to oppose. Ophelia is the picture that survives everything. Elizabeth Siddal posed in a bath for months while Millais painted the riverbank plants from life at Ewell, each species identifiable. She caught a serious cold when the lamps warming the water went out. Ruskin championed the group and then lost his wife Effie to Millais, a scandal that outlasted several of the paintings. The late portraits and sentimental subjects sold enormously well, one was used to advertise soap, and critics have been holding it against him ever since.
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How is the finish priced?
The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.
How long does it take?
Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.
Will it look exactly like the original?
It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.
What if I do not like it?
Ninety days from delivery, full refund.
Can I get The Blind Girl in a different size or shape?
Yes. The Blind Girl is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 82.6 x 62.2 cm (32.5 x 24.5 in).
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