To accurately portray the scenery in this painting, the artist spent months next to the Hogsmill River.
In the early stages of this painting's creation, a vole was included but constantly misidentified by viewers, leaving a red robin to be the only animal in the finished work. To accurately portray the scenery in this painting, the artist spent months next to the Hogsmill River. Some people claim to see a skull within the foliage on the right side of this painting. The artist of this painting paid a doctor's fee after the model became sick. Lamps below a tub were the only source of warmth for Elizabeth Siddall in modelling this painting's title character. In this painting, a woman stares upward while drowning in a river in Denmark. For 10 points, name this painting by John Everett Millais, which depicts a female character from Hamlet.
In the early stages of this painting's creation, a vole was included but constantly misidentified by viewers, leaving a red robin to be the only animal in the finished work.
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