Ophelia (painting)

This article is about the painting by John Everett Millais. For paintings with the same name, see Ophelia (disambiguation) § Paintings.

Ophelia
ArtistJohn Everett Millais
Year1851–1852
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions76.2 cm × 111.8 cm (30.0 in × 44.0 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

Ophelia is an 1851–52 painting by British artist John Everett Millais in the collection of Tate Britain, London. It depicts the young Danish noblewoman Ophelia in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, who due to Hamlet's actions, loses her sanity and drowns.

The painting, modelled by Elizabeth Siddal, received mixed responses when first exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, but is today widely regarded as one of the most important mid-nineteenth-century works, and is renowned for its beauty and natural landscape. The work has influenced artists such as John William Waterhouse, Peter Blake, Ed Ruscha and Friedrich Heyser.

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