24" X 36" Portrait of Kate Perugini, daughter of Charles Dickens, 1880 was originally painted by Sir John Everett Millais. In 1850 Dickens wrote one of the most infamous attacks on Pre-Raphaelitism aimed specifically at Millais's Christ in the House of his Parents. As time march on, by the mid-1850s the review was forgotten, Millais and Dickens had become good friends. This budding friendship led to Millais meeting Dickens's young daughter, Kate. Due to her father's influence, Kate mingled with the most inspirational men and women of the time. Tragically her first husband passed away. But after an affair, on June 4th, 1874, she married the Italian painter Carlo Eduardo Perugini. The two were passionately head-over-heels in love. When the wedding took place Millais was one of only five guests (outside of the family) invited. This portrait was intended to serve as a wedding gift even though it was not completed till 1880. The painting shows the modern and sophistication of Millais's later style. Millais captured intelligence and elegance without the clutter of unnecessary accessories. Kate had selected the pose and the outfit herself. She was in black as she was in mourning of her first husband, Collins, but it has also been noted that black was her favourite colour. The original sold at Sotheby's in November of 2012 for 241,250 USD. Our hand-painted reproduction will bring the world of history and literature to your space! Frame Description: Rose Gold Classico Frame
