Sujet

The Ransom, 1860-1862. Creator: John Everett Millais.

Légende

The Ransom, 1860-1862. An armoured knight, still in his riding boots and accompanied by his page in mud-splattered stockings, seems to have hastily dismounted from his horse to meet for this ransom exchange. The knight's daughters embrace him while he tries to hand over precious jewels, but their arms are still being held by the kidnapper, whose plainer clothing contrasts with their finery. The page in a blue and white striped ensemble is watching closely and reaches into his purse, sensing that the kidnappers will demand more ransom. These characters - not based on any historical or literary source, but invented by the artist - dramatise a narrative through their expressive gestures and glances.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_278

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,9Mo (2,2Mo) / 36,3cm x 42,0cm / 4292 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people child children job family father painting fatherhood parent law crime occupation fur clothes British color dramatic pearl dress jewellery jewelry armour war hose century pearls Britain page profession coat upset jacket criminal tights knight clothing concept ransom emotional dad APPAREL servant kidnapped kidnapping warfare oil Painting Kidnapper Kidnappers Colour 19th century suit of armour nineteenth century servants artistic school doublet pageboy Pre-Raphaelite kidnap John Everett Millais Sir John Everett Millais John Everett Millais RA artistic style Millais John Everett Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood John Millais Millais John Sir John Millais Painting Heritage Art Sir JE Millais 19th-century clothing & dress fashion & clothing oil paint (paint) Canvas (Textile Material)