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Portrait of Louise Jopling (© National Portrait Gallery)
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© National Portrait Gallery

Portrait of Louise Jopling

Artist: Sir John Everett Millais (1829 - 1896)

Location: National Portrait Gallery

Date: 1879

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 125 x 76cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £100,000 (Total: £430,000)

Vendor: Mrs Josie Rowland

Review number: 5113 (2002)

Provenance:
Given by the artist to Lindsay Millais Jopling; sold by his descendants, Sotheby's 1988; bought by Mr R W Rowland; his widow Mrs J Rowland.

Description:
Three quarter length portrait showing Louise Jopling, herself an artist, standing with her hands behind her back. The painting was given as a christening present by Millais to his godson Lindsay Millais Jopling, who was the son of the sitter.

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