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Portrait of Kate Perugini – Daughter of Charles Dickens by John Everett Millais

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What’s the story behind the Portrait of Kate Perugini – Daughter of Charles Dickens?

– In mourning? Stunning sophisticate? Both.
– Portrait painter influences her own portrayal
– Losing it all and looking back while starting over

The Blind Girl by John Everett Millais

Every time I look at The Blind Girl I forget the two girls are beggars. That may be due to the blind girl’s blissful expression. Also, John Everett Millais sets them in a picturesque field of lush, joyful color. Still, this lovely duo holds us gripped in their happy moment.