'Las meniñas' (after Velázquez)
Raoul Millais (1901- 1999)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1900 - 1999
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1575 x 1372 mm (62 x 54 in)
Place of origin
Madrid
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500000
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, 'Las meniñas' (after Velázquez) by Raoul Millais (1901 - 1999), 20th century. The picture is a copy of Velázquez's well-known self-portrait with the Spanish royal family and their female attendants set within a dark interior with open door in the background. The central female child stands before an artist's canvas surrounded by her attendants and serving maids. A Lyme mastiff reclines to her left.
Provenance
Original to the house.
Marks and inscriptions
R. Millan (painted in red, bottom right)
Makers and roles
Raoul Millais (1901- 1999), artist