Ophelia
ArtistJohn Everett Millais
Year1851-1852
MediumOil on canvas
LocationTate Britain, London
About Ophelia
Depicts the drowning Ophelia from Hamlet. Model Elizabeth Siddal lay in a bathtub for hours, catching a cold. The flowers are botanically accurate, each with symbolic meaning. Painted along the Hogsmill River in Surrey. The willow represents forsaken love, the nettle represents pain.
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