John Everett Millais
Ophelia
1851–1852
Painted by John Everett Millais between 1851 and 1852, 'Ophelia' depicts the drowning of Hamlet's beloved from Shakespeare's play, her body floating among the wild flowers of a Surrey riverbank. Millais painted the landscape outdoors over five months along the Hogsmill River, and the figure from the model Elizabeth Siddal, who famously posed in a bathtub of warm water. One of the most reproduced images of Pre-Raphaelite painting, it is a signature work of Tate Britain.
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