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Victorian Art in Britain |
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Tenntson by John Everett Millais |
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| A very powerful portrait of Tennyson. The painter (rightly), felt this to be one of his best portraits. Tennyson disliked it, regarding it as superficial, which in view of the depth of characterisation it shows is amazing. The plain dark background, noble head of Tennyson, the downward vivid slash of white of his shirt, & the one large strong hand are powerfully dramatic. I suspect that he did not approve of the commercial orientation of the painter. |
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Location :Lady Lever Gallery, Port Sunlight |
