#thomas richmond

[vintage-treasures]

Effie Gray (Lady Millais), oil on board By Thomas Richmond(1851) Effie Gray (1828–1897) was the Scottish beauty at the center of the most scandalous love triangle of the Victorian age. Locked in a cold marriage to the critic John Ruskin (1819–1900), she famously discovered on her wedding night that he was disgusted by her body. For six years, she remained a virgin wife, a silent ornament in his rigid world.

Freedom arrived in the form of John Everett Millais (1829–1896), Ruskin’s own protégé. In a move that shocked London, Effie successfully sued for an annulment and married the painter, later bearing eight children. This portrait by Victorian Academicist painter Thomas Richmond (1802–1874) captures her just before the break. Though she looks serene, she later described her likeness as a "graceful doll," a hollow shell of the woman who would soon risk everything for love. Loc. National Portrait Gallery, London. Dim. 81.0 cm H x 53.0 cm W (31 7/8 in. x 20 7/8 in.)

[spirit-of-art]

Thomas Richmond, Effie Gray (Lady Millais), 1851

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Effie Gray (Lady Millais) (1851). Thomas Richmond (British, 1802-1874). Oil on board. National Portrait Gallery.

Euphemia ('Effie') Chalmers (née Gray), Lady Millais (1828-1897), was the former wife of John Ruskin, and later wife of Sir John Everett Millais The portrait was commissioned by Ruskin's father and the artist was given £20 in wine for it. After it had been shown at the Academy in 1851, Effie wrote to her mother: “...it is the most lovely piece of oil painting but much prettier than me. I look like a graceful Doll but John and his father are delighted with it.” She is wearing a gold and enamel bracelet bought for her by Ruskin in Geneva when they were on their way to Venice in 1849.

[carminagf]

Effie Gray. Thomas Richmond

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Euphemia ('Effie') Chalmers (née Gray), Lady Millais Thomas Richmond

Euphemia Chalmers Millais, Lady Millais née Gray, known as Effie Gray, Effie Ruskin or Effie Millais (1828 – 23 December 1897) was the wife of the critic John Ruskin, but left her husband without the marriage being consummated, and after the annulment of the marriage, married his protégé, the Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais.

[lukepelletier]

Thomas Richmond is editing the music video for the "Static Drone" song off the new record. We're going to put the video out sometime tomorrow! If you haven't downloaded the album yet, you can get it for free here:

http://iheardyougotthatjob.bandcamp.com/