“Woman” is more than just the female of the human species. The word conjures deep emotions and feelings that are as varied as there are people.

And now, one of the paintings famously slashed by women ... The portrait of Thomas Carlyle, by pre-Raphaelite painter Sir John Everett Millais, was on display at the National Portrait Gallery ...

1860. • John Everett Millais' The Bridesmaid (1851). • The daughters of Sir Matthew Decker, painted by Dutch artist Jan van Meyer in 1718. • John Everett Millais ,The Twins, Kate and Grace ...

This painting in particular influenced both the art critic and teacher John Ruskin and William Morris ... Signed and dated: J Millais 1851. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1851.

Other paintings evoke less pleasant smells, like the burning foliage of John Everett Millais’ Autumn Leaves (1856). In the exhibition, two artworks are flanked by diffusers, which visitors can ...

This painting in particular influenced both the art critic and teacher John Ruskin and William Morris ... Signed and dated: J Millais 1851. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1851.