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Thought to be a preparatory study for an oil painting. The oil was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852 as 'A Huguenot, on St Bartholemew's Day, Refusing to Shield Himself from Danger by Wearing the Roman Catholic Badge'. In 1572, on St Bartholemew's Day, French Catholics slaughtered thousands of Huguenots Protestants. Millais has depicted a romantic scene - the Catholic girl trying to persuade her Huguenot lover to escape the massacre by wearing a distinguishing armband.
- Purchased, 1920.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
Association |
Artist |
Organisation |
Artist |
John Everett Millais |
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Inscriptions
Type |
Position(s) |
Method |
Date(s) |
Notes |
monogram / 1852 |
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bottom left |
Handwritten |
1852 |
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1852 |
Date |
bottom left |
Handwritten |
1852 |
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Exhibitions
Catalogue No. |
Venue |
Date(s) |
Exhibition of British Art c1000-1860 |
1252 |
Royal Academy of Arts, London |
1934-01-06 - 1934-03-10 |
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English Drawings and Engravings |
216 |
Museum Toma Stelian, Bucharest |
1935 - 1936 |
216 |
Vienna and Prague |
1936 - 1936 |
216 |
Prague and Bratislava |
1935 - 1936 |
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Pictures from Birmingham by British Artists |
53 |
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth |
1956 - 1956 |
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Millais, PRB, PRA |
278 |
Royal Academy of Arts, London |
1967-01-14 - 1967-03-05 |
278 |
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool |
1967-03-15 - 1967-04-30 |
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The Drawings of John Everett Millais |
51 |
Bolton Museum and Art Gallery |
1979 - 1979 |
51 |
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery |
1979 - 1979 |
51 |
Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield |
1979 - 1979 |
51 |
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
1979 - 1979 |
51 |
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff |
1979 - 1979 |
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Pre-Raphaelite Women |
15 |
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery |
1985-09-09 - 1986-01-02 |
15 |
Hanley Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent |
1986-09-13 - 1986-09-19 |
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Pre-Raphaelite Drawings |
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Portsmouth Art Gallery |
1976-05-02 - 1976-06-20 |
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Literature
Author(s) |
Date(s) |
Publisher |
Pages |
City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings. |
A E Whitley |
1939 |
Bemrose & Sons, Ltd, Derby |
p. 268. |
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Pre-Raphaelite Drawings |
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1947 |
Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London |
p. 12 |
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Millais, PRB, PRA |
Mary Bennett |
1967 |
Royal Academy of Arts, London, and Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool |
p. 80. |
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