| The Boyhood of Raleigh | |
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| Artist | John Everett Millais |
| Year | 1870 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 120.6 cm × 142.2 cm (47.5 in × 56.0 in) |
| Location | Tate Gallery, London |
The Boyhood of Raleigh is an 1870 painting by John Everett Millais in the collection of the Tate Gallery. In the painting, Millais depicts famed Elizabethan-era explorer Walter Raleigh and his brother on the Devonshire coast listening to a Genoese sailor pointing out to sea and telling the pair of "tales of wonder on sea and land".[1]
Inspired by an essay written by historian James Anthony Froude, the painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1871. Quickly receiving acclaim, it went on to be the subject of parody by numerous 20th century political cartoons and album covers.[2]
- ^ "'The Boyhood of Raleigh', Sir John Everett Millais, Bt, 1870". Tate.org.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Tate Britain, Millais, 2007, p. 158
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