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Happy Springtime was based upon Millais' illustration for A Selection of Etchings by the Etching Club, published by Joseph Cundall in 1865. It is believed that the watercolour depicts the artist's wife Effie holding their eldest child Effie Gray Millais who was born in 1858.
We are grateful to Dr Malcolm Warner for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
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