Ophelia (Millais)

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Ophelia is an 1852 painting by British artist John Everett Millais. It forms part of the collection of Tate Britain, in London. The painting depicts the young Ophelia in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, loses her sanity and drowns. The painting, modelled by Elizabeth Siddal, received mixed responses when first exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, but is today widely regarded as one of the most important mid-nineteenth-century works, and is renowned for its beauty and the detail of its natural setting. The work has influenced artists such as John William Waterhouse, Peter Blake, Ed Ruscha and Friedrich Heyser.

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