Art Reproductions The Boyhood of Raleigh, 1870 by Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896, United Kingdom) | WahooArt.com

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"The Boyhood of Raleigh"

Sir John Everett Millais (i) - Oil On Canvas (i) - 142 x 120 cm - 1870 - Romanticism (i)
John Everett Millais' work The Boyhood of Raleigh was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1871. It came to symbolise the heroic imperialism culture in late Victorian Britain, as well as in British popular culture until the mid-twentieth century. A scene from the youth of Sir Walter Raleigh, the famed sixteenth-century adventurer, is shown in Millais' Devonshire seaside picture. The little lads are sitting by the sea wall, listening to the exploits of a sailor. Sir Walter Raleigh is regarded as one of the most famous explorers of the Elizabethan period. Millais is seen as a little child in the renowned picture, listening intently to a Genoese sailor's "stories of wonder on sea and land." Raleigh's future exploits are suggested by the miniature ship in the centre, while the sharp edge of an anchor on the right may allude to his final words before his execution: 'Strike, man, strike.'James Anthony Froude's article England's Forgotten Worthies, which chronicled the life of Elizabethan mariners, influenced the picture. It was also likely influenced by a contemporary Raleigh biography, which portrayed his experiences as a youngster listening to old seamen. Millais visited Budleigh Salterton in order to depict the town.

 




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