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Sir John Everett Millais Bt. PRA, On the Water, 23rd July 1859.
Wood-engraving. 87 mm x 132 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Sir John Everett Millais Bt. PRA (1829 - 1896)
RA Collection: Art
87 mm x 132 mm
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