Name: SIR JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, BT, P.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1829-1896)
Brand: Dead Pheasants
Price: 5500.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

SIR JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS, BT, P.R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1829-1896)
Dead Pheasants
signed with monogram (lower left)
oil on panel
8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm.)

W.G. Archer, Edgbaston, Birmingham, (†); Christie's, London, 28 June 1897, lot 11 (10 gns to Leggatt).
Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 25 April 1995, lot 169.
with Rafael Valls, London.

J. Rosenfeld (ed.), Millais, London, 2007, p. 240, no. 136.

London, Tate Britain, Millais, 26 September 2007 - 13 January 2008, no. 136.

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Lot Essay

This rare still-life study of two pheasants dates from late in Millais’s career, painted around 1875. It represents the artist’s favourite pursuits in Scotland – painting and shooting, although the tangible results of his shooting were rarely committed to canvas.

We are grateful to Dr Malcolm Warner for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.