Brief Biography-John Everett Millais was of a notable family in Jersey, who realised his talents at a very early age, and had him enter the school of Henry Sass in London. When he was eleven, the Royal Academy Schools admitted him, where he excelled in his studies, receiving several honours over six years. In 1848, he rebelled against the dated teachings of the Academy. Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti joined forces with him to form what became known as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, which held healthy regard for the early Italian masters. Over ten years, he stood up against intense opposition from the established art world and eventually, through his works, became an Academician by the year 1864. In the following years, Millais engaged in portraiture without necessarily being imbued with the expression of the brotherhood. When Fredrick, 1st Baron, Leighton died in 1896, the Royal Academy appointed Millais, who was, by that time, the first artist to become a Baronet, as President; he died six months later of cancer. Sir John Millais was a member of many foreign Academies and received numerous honours. Eugène Delacroix was impressed by his paintings. He was married to the ex-wife of the art critic John Ruskin, and they had eight children.