Chill October

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"Chill October" is a landscape painting by John Everett Millais, created in 1870. It is one of his pure landscapes, often depicting scenes from Perthshire, Scotland, where Millais enjoyed autumn activities like shooting and fishing. This work is characteristic of his later style, which moved towards a more popular and less didactic approach compared to his earlier Pre-Raphaelite works. The painting captures the mood and atmosphere of autumn, reflecting Millais's fondness for the season and its evocative qualities.12

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John Everett Millais
…first of his pure landscapes, Chill October. Many of these landscapes are of Perthshire, where Millais shot and fished in the autumn. Many portraits belong to this late period, including those of William Ewart Gladstone, of Tennyson, of John Henry Newman, and of Arthur Sullivan.
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…first of his pure landscapes, Chill October. Many of these landscapes are of Perthshire, where Millais shot and fished in the autumn. Many portraits belong to this late period, including those of William Ewart Gladstone, of Tennyson, of John Henry Newman, and of Arthur Sullivan.
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