The Daily Painting: Portrait of Sophie Gray

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Portrait of Sophie Gray

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Charles E Perugini

(English, 1839-1918)

Portrait of Sophie Gray, ????

Oil on canvas

Sophie Gray was the younger sister of Effie Gray, who later married John Everett Millais. Millais painted Sophie in Autumn Leaves and one or two portraits (one of which has been posted on this blog).

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