The Ransom by John Everett Millais

This nineteenth century painting was painted in 1860/62 by John Everett Millais (English, 1829 - 1896). John Everett Millais was an English painter and illustrator. He was born in Southampton, England.

In this painting, standing on the right, a kidnapper firmly grasps the arm of a young girl while an armored knight tries to hand over precious jewels.

In this theatrical painting, John Everett Millais depicted a sixteenth-century scene of a father paying ransom for his two daughters.

Millais for much of his life was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and this painting is fairly typical of the picture they favored.

The principle tenet of the Pre-Raphaelite that they should paint from nature, and that they wanted to use color as purely as possible.
The Ransom by John Everett Millais

The Order of Release 1746

It was painted by John Everett Millais. The painting was exhibited in 1853, that the wife shows her strength and the husband his dependency on her.

The painting depicts the release of a defeated Scottish Jacobite into the arms of his heroic wife with a child in her shawl. The dog jumps up in greeting to complete a triangular composition.

The painting proved so popular that the Royal Academy had to assign police guard to protect it from the crush of admirers.
The Order of Release 1746