A Huguenot (A Huguenot on St Bartholomew's Day)  1852

by John Everett Millais

Oil on Canvas [br] It depicts a pair of young lovers in an embrace. The familiar subject is given a dramatic twist because the "embrace" is in fact an attempt by the girl to get her beloved to wear a white armband, declaring his allegiance to Roman Catholicism. The young man gently pulls the armband off with the same hand with which he embraces the girl. The incident refe...
Size: 
92.71 cm × 64.13 cm (36.5 in × 25.25 in)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
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  1. The painting was exhibited with Ophelia in 1852, and helped to change attitudes towards the Pre-Raphaelites.